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Keith Moon Biography (1946–1978) Keith John Moon was born on August 23, 1946 in London to Alfred and Kathleen Moon. Growing up in Wembley, he was at best a mediocre student. Frustrated by school work, Moon found an outlet for his energy and creativity in a drum kit purchased for him by his mother when he was 14 years old. Moon joined the local music scene and never looked back. He first emulated the style of American surf rock, such as the Beach Boys, and R&B drummers, and joined his first band, “The Escorts.â€Moon found his way to “The Who†in April 1964, when, at age 17, he replaced their original drummer, Doug Sandom. Although the group had a reputation for being a contentious bunch of musicians, Moon flourished in the creative atmosphere. He developed his distinctive, hard-driving style which propelled drumming from merely background support to a lead instrument. He created an enormous drum kit by combining several individual drum kits. Moon had a larger-than-life personality and his onstage antics were legend. He earned the nickname Moon the Loon for pulling stunts such as filling a clear drum set with water and putting goldfish in the modified “tanks.†He proceeded to play the kit during a show. During an appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour television show, he loaded his drums with explosives, which detonated during the band’s finale performance of “My Generation.†Another, unproved, anecdote has him driving a car into a hotel swimming pool during a drug and alcohol-fueled birthday celebration. Early in their career, The Who developed their auto-destructive style, which involved them destroying their instruments, on stage, at the conclusion of a performance. Moon was a very enthusiastic, although not very good, singer. The rest of the band members banned him from singing on their albums, which resulted in a game whereby Moon kept trying to sneak into recording sessions.There is no doubt that Moon was an extremely talented drummer and his creativity changed the sound of rock drumming forever. Keith Moon died tragically when he was just 32 years old. On September 7, 1978, after celebrating the release of The Buddy Holly Story at a party thrown by Paul and Linda McCartney, Moon returned home with his girlfriend, Annette Walter-Lax. He died later that night of an overdose of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin), a drug prescribed to help wean him off alcohol.In addition to his work with The Who, Keith Moon also collaborated with future members of Led Zeppelin on several projects. In addition, he released one solo album in 1975.Bio courtesy of Bio.com You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon Keith Moon