ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Mark Wilkerson talks about:
- Balancing his writing with a full-time job
- Serving in the United States army for eight years
- Being inspired to write a Pete Townshend biography after finding inaccuracies in another
- Making a pilgrimage to Pete’s house, and the chance meeting that followed
- Becoming the first person to write the Thunderclap Newman story, and their significant connection with The Who
- Developing a friendship with Eddie Vedder through their shared Who fandom
- The difficulties in moving to another country as a teenager, and feeling a deep connection with Quadrophenia as a result
- And why The Who’s music is more than simply entertainment
Interview recorded November 2025
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RELATED LINKS
Buy Hollywood Dream: The Thunderclap Newman Story
Buy Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend
Mark’s Zoom interview with Pete Townshend November 2024
Mark’s interview with Pete at the Thunderclap Newman book launch Third Man, London, November 2024
Thunderclap Newman – ‘Something in the Air’
Thunderclap Newman – ‘Wilhemina’
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