"I Found My Band." Talking with The Who's Longest-Serving Fan
From 1963 to 2025, he has seen them play live more consistently than anyone else. As The Who tour America one last time, Max Ker-Seymer describes his first time(s)..
"When I was a boy, the radio was my constant—often my only—companion. And as I began to understand there were different eras in popular music, that the songs I loved weren't necessarily the newest or most popular ones, a question nagged at me: What was it like seeing a rock show in 1971...or 1967...or 1963?
Tony's conversation with Max Ker-Seymer goes a long way towards answering that. It's a fantastic read, and even features an early cameo by some losers called "The Stones," whoever THEY are…. (If you enjoy this, dig into Parts II and III, which are equally insightful.)
Love always,
Seth"
As you are about to find out in more detail, Max Ker-Seymer first saw The Who play live – as The Detours – in 1963, in London. He last saw The Who just a couple of weeks back, on their final US tour, in New Jersey – and it won’t be the last time either. There is nobody else anyone else is aware of who saw The Who so far back and continues actively watch…
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