Remembering Keith Moon: The legendary Who drummer who would have turned 80 today

Keith Moon was never interested in playing the drums like everyone else. The legendary The Who drummer, who once jokingly called himself “the best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world,” would have turned 80 today, Aug. 23, 2026. Born in 1946 in Wembley, London, Moon became one of rock’s most distinctive and influential drummers before his death at just 32. The Who’s official biography describes him as one of the most influential drummers in rock history. Moon joined The Who in 1964 after an impromptu audition and quickly developed a style that was almost impossible to mistake for anyone else’s....