It is the definitive story of The Who and of the sweeping revolution that was British rock 'n' roll. It is not just his own hilarious and frank account of more than 50 wild years on the road. Four years in the making, this is the first time Roger Daltrey has told his story. This is as much a story of survival as it is of success. Money, drugs and youthful exuberance were a dangerous mix. Out of that, the modern music industry was born - and it wasn't an easy birth. But it is also the story of how that post-war generation redefined the rules of youth. This is the story of My Generation, Tommy and Quadrophenia, of smashed guitars, exploding drums, cars in swimming pools, fights, arrests and redecorated hotel rooms. The band became The Who - Maximum R&B - and, by luck and by sheer bloody-mindedness, Roger Daltrey became the frontman of one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. He made his first guitar from factory off-cuts. Thanks to Mr Kibblewhite, his authoritarian headmaster, it could all have ended there. This is the story from his birth at the height of the Blitz, through tempestuous school days to his expulsion, age 15, for various crimes and misdemeanours within a strict school system. No The butt plug that I had found earlier was still on my night stand. Motioning the couple to our bedroom, his lovely wife commented on the view of the square from our bedroom. The doctor, like Jack, was transfixed by the view from the living room of Alcatraz.

That generation was the first to rebel, to step out of the shadows of the Second World War. The spectacular views also caught their attention. Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation.

A Condo with Two Views by Al Daltrey