{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651ed092130f340011777222/69bd76b262f6c66afeb9ca37?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mark Wilkerson – Pete Townshend biographer","description":"<p>Mark Wilkerson talks about:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Balancing his writing with a full-time job</li><li>Serving in the United States army for eight years</li><li>Being inspired to write a Pete Townshend biography after finding inaccuracies in another</li><li>Making a pilgrimage to Pete’s house, and the chance meeting that followed</li><li>Becoming the first person to write the Thunderclap Newman story, and their significant connection with The Who</li><li>Developing a friendship with Eddie Vedder through their shared Who fandom</li><li>The difficulties in moving to another country as a teenager, and feeling a deep connection with <em>Quadrophenia </em>as a result</li><li>And why The Who’s music is more than simply entertainment</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Interview recorded November 2025</p><p><br></p><p>Music by The Garage</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://talkingaboutthewho.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit our website for bonus episodes and exclusive content</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://buymeacoffee.com/talkingaboutthewho\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support us with a one-off or monthly donation</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/talkingaboutthewho/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/talkingaboutthewho\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/talkingaboutthewho.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@talkingaboutthewho\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thirdmanbooks.com/catalog/hollywooddream\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <em>Hollywood Dream: The Thunderclap Newman Story</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://omnibuspress.com/products/who-are-you-the-life-of-pete-townshend\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <em>Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDKUHw1Vets&amp;t=4229s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark’s Zoom interview with Pete Townshend</a> November 2024</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2jvpbv8XFk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark’s interview with Pete at the Thunderclap Newman book launch</a> Third Man, London, November 2024</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJae3Q2l-BY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thunderclap Newman – ‘Something in the Air’</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcf-Nup6EfE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thunderclap Newman – ‘Wilhemina’</a></p>","author_name":"Talking About The Who"}