The Who’s Pete Townshend said one of his songs was interpreted as a “coming out” by Playboy.
Townshend discussed how his words were misunderstood.
He later discussed his sexuality in his memoir.
The Who‘s Pete Townshend said one of his songs was misinterpreted as a coming out song even though it was not. He once said he did not consider himself to be bisexual, saying he just had a feminine side. Subsequently, Townshend discussed his sexuality in a very different light.
The Who’s Pete Townshend discussed the misunderstanding created by his solo song ‘Rough Boys’
“I did an interview about it, saying ‘Rough Boys’ was about being gay, and in the interview I also talked about my ‘gay life,’ which — I meant — was actually about the friends I’ve had who are gay,” he said. “So the interviewer kind of dotted the T’s and crossed the I’s and assumed that this was a coming out, which it wasn’t at all.”