John Entwistle Died 20 Years Ago, Now His Family Confirms the Rumors
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Published 2024-05-31
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - John’s Early Life
02:13 - Finding a Career
05:42 - John’s Death
07:38 - John’s Honors
08:16 - John’s Biography
09:06 - Outro
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John Entwistle is famous for his work on songs for the British rock band The Who. He’s also considered to have revolutionized bass playing in general. He went through several instruments in his life, but they bored him. He couldn’t change a trumpet or piano to his liking. One day he discovered he could alter a bass. He enjoyed lower tones and found out he could make his guitar even lower and even louder.
John was known as The Ox for his quiet, steadfast attitude, but there was a lot going on in his mind. It helped him write hit songs full of black humor such as My Wife. He also was known as Thunderfingers. It’s difficult for anyone to try to copy his movements because they’re so fast they go by in the blink of an eye.
Playing the bass was his passion, but he also had time to charm the ladies. He had two wives and a woman who served as his lifelong partner until his death. He was instrumental in creating The Who’s sound. The band never sounded the same after they lost him.
John left the world in a way fitting of a rockstar. Friends and family say it’s almost how he would have wanted it. A line of cocaine exacerbated an unknown heart condition. John’s legacy lives on forever. His songs and visual art are revered as classics. He always lost to Paul McCartney in polls of best bass players but eventually beat him out for bass player of the millennium.
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John Entwistle Died 20 Years Ago, Now His Family Confirms the Rumors
All Comments (21)
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I was fortunate enough to share a drink and a smoke with JE in a bar in Saratoga Springs, NY where they were staying while rehearsing at the Giens Falls Civic center for their 25th anniversary tour. The nicest R&R’er I’ve ever met…and I’ve met a few. He was wearing a jean jacket with sequins on the shoulders, and when I mentioned how I liked it… followed by where he got it, he replied: “I put glue on my shoulders and dove thru a church window”. Had me in tears and I’ve never forgotten that great night on the town.
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I was a compere and DJ for a Who concert in 1966, so got meet John Entwistle. We drank and played together with Roger Daltry's Scalelectrix into the early hours of the next morning at there hotel, a great memory.
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Its amazing how a documentary can say so much but tell you so little about the subject
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John died 22 years ago. I remember it well. My daughter was his biggest fan. She bought a bass and was doing a great job playing his riffs. The Who was scheduled to play near our rural town on July 4th, 2002. It was awesome because we were going to see an original British Invasion group on American Independence day. Then just one week before that, John passed away. I had already gotten tickets for the concert, but my daughter wasn't going to be able to see him. We attended the concert, but it was bittersweet. I felt bad for The Who, John's family and my daughter who missed seeing her favorite musician by just one week.
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His parents outlived him that’s even sadder
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Whenever I see on a post "Now his family/daughter/son/etc confirm the rumors" I just scroll past.
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John was simply the most effortlessly brilliant rock bassist the world has ever known. There was no one like him. Anywhere. And there has never been anyone like him since …His technique and sound was just phenomenal. Entire orchestras cannot reproduce what his hands could create with harmonics and overtones on his bass strings…The Who would not have been the colossus of a band it was without John. Not just because of his technical abilities but his melodic awareness and his counter melodies opening up dimension and depth to everything Townshend wrote.He was also a great composer who wrote brilliant songs for himself like the lyrically moving tune ‘When I Was a Boy’ and ‘Heaven and Hell’….Nicollo Paganini the great violin virtuoso also died at the age of 57 …When he left this world too young he left us with his great legacy of having changed his instrument forever for other players. I believe that this was precisely what JOHN has also done. We all still miss his genius and his dry humour.🙏😔 (Paul)
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Outstanding work on that gravestone of his, Mr. Facts. Simply outstanding.
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In 1987 john played in holland and me and my brother met him backstage and even in his coach. I never forget drinking whiskey from the same glass that I had offered him and he returned the other half to me
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So much talent
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I was driving past my favorite music store when I heard he had died. I went in and played every song of his I knew (badly and crying). No one interrupted me. He was an amazing influence on me as a bassist, as great as anyone.
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As a bass player I can whole heartedly agree that John was the best I've ever had the privilege of seeing live. He was a monster player.
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Forever the GOAT! ❤️
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I miss John. He was one of my favorite bass guitarist. He would have been 80 if he was still alive. Those bloody drugs is what did him in. R I.P. John you will be missed but never forgotten 🙏🇬🇧 can't believe it has been 20 years, too young to have been lost at 57
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John has always been one of my favorite musicians , I first took notice when I was about 16 years old , about 1976, this was when I heard the Quadrophenia album.. The song "" 5:15 "" will always be my most favotite song , period...
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Townshend said he lived beyond his means. After the last Anerican tour, they gave him a cheque for 2 million and it was all gone immediately due to his debts.
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Met him on Watford gap services In1966 great man and wasnic man
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He still ithe best baas player of all time r.i.p. john peace& ❤😢😢😢😢
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I once tried to play like John Entwistle and all my fingers broke and fell off. 😢
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I saw The Who at The Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, CA) in August 2000; 3rd-row center; awesome. Glad I got to see him with them.
