Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are having an interesting war of words over The Who's decision to broadcast recordings of their recent concerts online (well, most of the words so far have come from Townshend). Townshend claims that Daltrey is opposed to the webcasting scheme, whereby fans can access the gig recordings online in return for a $10 subscription, profits from which go to charity. As a result the scheme will be axed once the band's current European tour ends.
In a posting on his website, a seemingly pissed off Townshend writes: "Roger seems to think when I provide bandwidth for The Who website, and for live streaming, he is being exploited in some way and wants a piece of the future 'profit'. Don't think there is much chance of profit when it is all aimed at charity. Daltrey seems to be unconvinced that the web has any real contribution to make to our career, and I am not going to spend any more time or money mortgaging my half of the stage."
Commenting on how this little disagreement will, or won't, affect his ongoing relationship with Daltrey, he added: "Roger is my partner in The Who. He is not my partner in anything else. We love each other but we are not regular social buddies like Bono and The Edge, we do not discuss or share ideas, and we have no unified joint vision of strategy for The Who or for creative projects in general."