Pete Townsend says he can outplay the White Stripes all by himself. Ok, so we have absolutely zero context for this statement...but what the hey, we'll talk about it anyway.

Pete is obviously a rock legend. The White Stripes are quite good in their own right, but compared to The Who they are mere upstarts. Typically its the upstarts who take on the venerable rockers to get a little extra attention. But, once in awhile a cantankerous elder statesman of rock will hit out at some of the new kids. Pete took his swipe at the White Stripes.

Pete claimed, "I could probably outdo The White Stripes with a guitar and a f**king drum machine." He further aptly noted, "Whether I would ever be as much fun, or as gorgeous, is another story."

I'm not sure about the first part of his statement, but I certainly agree with Pete that Meg White playing the drums is much more fun to watch than anything Pete does with his guitar these days.

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