Pete Townshend

British guitarist, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and author, born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, West London, England, UK. He is best known for his more-than 50-year association with the rock band [a=The Who], as co-founder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist.

Established and owned [l=Pete Townshend's Home Studio] (a series of six home studios). In the early 1970s, he unveiled a number of companies under the umbrella of [url=/label/269086]Eel Pie[/url], which incorporated the studios [l=Goring Studios], [l=Boathouse Studios]/[l=Oceanic Studios, Twickenham]/[l=Eel Pie Studios] (in Twickenham, London), [l=Eel Pie Studio, Soho, London] and [l=Grand Cru Studios]. He sold the studios in 2008.

In 1983, Townshend received the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who. Grammy Award winner in 1994 (Best Musical Show Album, for [m=572286]) and again in 2001 (Lifetime Achievement Award). In 2001, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Son of [a=Cliff Townshend] and oldest brother of [a=Paul Townshend] and [a=Simon Townshend]. Owner of [a=Towser]. On 20th May 1968, he married Karen Astley, thus becoming son-in-law of [a=Edwin Astley] and brother-in-law of [a=Jon Astley], [a=Virginia Astley] and [a=Alison Astley]. He and Karen's children are [a=Emma Townshend] (born 28.3.1969), [a=Aminta Townshend] (born 24.4.1971) and Joseph Townshend (born 1989). He and Karen separated in September 1994 and finally divorced in 2009. He then secretly married [a=Rachel Fuller] in Twickenham, London, in December 2016 (more than two decades after their romance began).