Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Keith Moon, the worlds craziest drummer.
Keith Moon was the drummer for the band The Who. Keith Moon joined The Who in 1964 and was a member up until 1978 which is when he died. Keith Moon was known as the most wildest member of The Who and due to his self destructive behavior he earned the nickname "Moon The Loon". During a live show which was televised Keith Moon got the bright idea of putting explosives in his drum set which caused Pete Townsend to become deaf in one ear. Keith Moon was also known to party more than the rest of the band. He was a drug addict and he was also an alcoholic. During one show Keith Moon took two horse tranquilizers and chased them down with brandy. He wasn't able to play so he ended up getting in a fight with Pete Townsend and when he went back to his drum set he passed out. Due to this The Who had to get a fan to play their set. On the Evening of September 6 1978 Keith Moon got in a fight with his girlfriend and went to his house and took 32 tablets of clomethiazole which was a strong sedative he had been prescribed to alleviate his alcohol withdrawal symptoms. After taking the pills Keith Moon sadly passed away. The police determined that 6 of the pills killed him because the other 26 were still undissolved when he died. Although Keith Moon's death was a tragedy his legacy still lives on today.
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