"Playing so free like a breath rippling by"

The definitive Who lyric? Perhaps?

Maybe there was method in the madness of Pete's decision to play primarily acoustic on the '89 tour and then rely heavily on it for the '96 session of Quadrophenia shows. I firmly believe that this was a plan by Pete to allow him to learn to play electric guitar on stage again. His reliance on chord play during the band's classic perion attracted no little mirth amongst fans oif other players because he seemed unable to play the fiddly solos of a Page or Clapton. Because of the techniques he learnt on those two tours, he then gave us some truly amazing moments in '97 and then from '99 - 2004. He dsplayed a freedom of expression, a willingness to explore and a new level of creativity on stage.

At Portsmouth in 2002, I nearly collapsed at the front from the man's intensity. A look came into his eyes just towards the end of "My Generation" which was genuine rage - rage within himself that said to everyone present that this is The Who.

The Strat was dismantled in seconds.

He has more to give and I hope we can be witness to it.