“He smashes the guitar to smithereens and says, ‘It’s my band. I can do whatever I like!’” Pete Townshend’s substitute guitarist on his heated rehearsal row with the Who legend

Rock band The Who (Pete Townshend) perform at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California on August 22,1989.

In the late 1980s, Steve “Boltz” Bolton of Atomic Rooster fame had his life turned upside down when Pete Townshend personally recruited him to play lead electric guitar on The Who's 1989 tour.

The British guitarist had already worked with David Bowie and John Otway, and featured in the Bob Dylan film, Hearts of Fire, by the time he was approached by the famed guitar-smasher.