Pete Townshend's Broken Guitar, Houston, 1989, photographed by Chalkie Davies.
Chalkie Davies

Pete Townshend's Broken Guitar, Houston, 1989

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On The Who's 25th anniversary tour of America in 1989, Chalkie Davies wanted "something better than the obligatory live photo." He had heard that Pete Townshend had smashed a Rickenbacker in private because "the damned thing would not stay in tune."

In a small studio set up in the Houston dressing room, the broken guitar was arranged with John Entwistle's spider necklace and one of Roger Daltrey's battered microphones: a portrait of The Who without the band.

Photograph by Chalkie Davies. Available as a print signed by the artist. Sizes, edition details and price on request.

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Photographer
Chalkie Davies
Title
Pete Townshend's Broken Guitar, Houston, 1989
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Chalkie Davies
Photography
Chalkie Davies

From the last night of Ziggy Stardust to The Specials' first album, Chalkie Davies photographed the musicians who shaped British music in the 1970s and 1980s, for the NME, The Face and Rolling Stone.

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