How Pete Townshend’s drunken night with two Sex Pistols inspired The Who’s last classic song with Keith Moon: “I used to go to clubs and get insulted. Just stand there and endure these snotty little kids saying, ‘Boring old fart!’”

Pete Townshend.

On 18 August 1978, The Who released their eighth studio album Who Are You. It had been three years since the release of their last album The Who By Numbers, and anticipation was high.

Commercially, Who Are You was a triumph, peaking at No 2 and going twice platinum in the US and Canada, while reaching No 6 and achieving gold status in the UK. But the album had a mixed reception from critics.