A Face in The Who: Kenny Jones
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, December 1979
ZERO HOUR approaches. Soon the Who will be back on stage, and the whole world will be watching. Kenny Jones doesn't mind admitting that he's nervous. On his shoulders has fallen the responsibility for powering the most demanding of rock bands, and the fates have conspired to put him in a driving seat previously occupied by one of his oldest friends.
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