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Trivia
Basically, a page of well known, and little known, facts about my favorite drummer. It's totally different from the Biography
page, I swear.· Keith almost became the drummer for legendary band Led Zeppelin. He and John Entwistle were on the outs with the rest of The Who, and Jimmy Page approached the two with the idea of joining his imagined band, The New Yardbirds. Keith and John toyed around with the idea for awhile, but ultimately they stuck with The Who. But, legend has it that Keith is the one who came up with the name Led Zeppelin, when he told Jimmy that the new band would go over "like a lead balloon". · He was the youngest member of The Who, and also the last to join. · Keith and Ringo Starr were pretty much BFFs. The two liked to go drinking together, and · Keith was like an uncle to Ringo's kids. In fact, Keith was Zak Starkey's godfather, and Zak says it was Keith, not his own father, who introduced him to the drums. · On that same note, Zak drums for The Who these days. So basically, Keith trained his own replacement, about 30 years before the fact. · A creepy coincidence: Keith died in the same apartment that Mama Cass Elliot had died in four years earlier. · Once, Keith filled his drums entirely with water and used them as tanks for goldfish, actually playing them in concert. I'd hate to be those fish. · Keith (alledgedly) sang backup vocals on The Beatles' single "All You Need Is Love", meaning he was present during the Our World satellite broadcast. I've watched the video upwards from twenty times, and I've never seen him, but Ringo claims that Keith was sitting next to him throughout the performance. · Keith's house was called Tara, after the house in Gone with the Wind. · In 1966, The Who met The Beatles for the first time. At one point during the party or dinner or whatever the two bands were attending, Keith wandered to The Beatles table and asked if he could join them. They said sure, but Keith stayed standing and asked again if he could join them. Finally, Ringo told Keith they already had a drummer. · On his last night alive, Keith went to a party held by Paul McCartney. · The drums on the Jeff Beck song "Beck's Bolero" were played by Keith. On the single, the drums were credited to "You Know Who". · Keith loved surf music (groups like the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean) and his favorite song, according to people who knew him well, was "Don't Worry Baby", by the Beach Boys. · Before picking up on any musical instrument, Keith found a hobby in boxing. · John Bonham and Keith shared a drum solo during Led Zeppelin's June 23, 1977 show in Los Angeles. The two drummers really admired one another. · Keith was given a producers credit for the violin solo on "Baba O'Riley". · The Muppets character Animal was inspired by Keith's vibrant public image. Animal's motto? "Drums. Women. Food." · During a London Monkees concert, Keith sat in the front row and chanted "We want The Who," much to the annoyance of the teenybopper fans around him. · The final script to Monty Python's Life of Brian was dedicated to him. |
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