"For the first time, a whole generation had the economic and educational opportunity to turn their backs on the dead end factory jobs of their parents, who traumatized by two world wars, had responded by creating a safety blanket of conformity.”
"People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout my generation)This is my generation
This is my generation, baby"
~ Pete Townshend
For my generation of UK lads coming of age in the England of the 1960’s The Who were pretty seminal.With this image the memories come flooding back. It was commissioned by The Observer Magazine for a feature on Rock Bands. Colin Jones was on tour in Manchester with the band and was asked to shoot the cover for the magazine in color. Colin noticed Pete was wearing a Union Jack jacket and then thought it would be great if he could find a real Union Jack Flag to drape behind the band in their hotel room. Keith Moon of course noticed that there were some fluttering on flag poles in the hotel’s grounds and then proceeded to climb up one to get the necessary flag and “nick” it as we say.It was not surprising that they were later thrown out of the hotel but fortunately not before Colin captured this great shot.