Roger Daltrey Resilience Beyond Reviews

Roger Daltrey, the legendary frontman of The Who, has made headlines by stepping down as the curator of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) gigs. In a candid diary piece for The Times, Daltrey shares his unique perspective on reviews and social media. Reviews? No Thanks: Daltrey boldly declares that he never reads reviews, not even the positive ones. His reasoning? “If you read the good ones, you have to read the bad ones, and the bad ones will upset you.” He avoids the entire circus of reviews, Twitter debates, and other forms of social media. To him, these platforms are mere “ego food,” and he refuses to be swayed by public opinion. As he puts it, “I don’t care what people think of me. I can’t live like that.”