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Who I Am (book)
''Who I Am'' is a memoir by rock guitarist and composer Pete Townshend of the Who. It was published by HarperCollins in October 2012 in both book and e-book format, plus an unabridged 15-CD audiobook read by Townshend. The book chronicles Townshend's upbringing in London, the formation and evolution of the Who, and his struggles with rock stardom and drugs and alcohol. The title is a play on words, referring to the Who's hit single, "Who Are You?" as well as the album of the same name.
''Who I Am'' entered ''The New York Times'' best seller list at No. 3 in October 2012.〔 It received mixed reviews from critics, with some admiring its frankness and intimacy, and other complaining about its editing and being too dull.
==Background==
Pete Townshend signed a contract with Little, Brown and Company in May 1996 to write his autobiography, but abandoned it two years later, when, according to Townshend, "I found it too hard". He published small extracts of what he had written on a blog. He later signed a deal with HarperCollins, and the memoir, originally entitled ''Peter Townshend: Who He?'', was published in October 2012 as ''Who I Am''.〔〔 Townshend said he preferred the original ''Who He'' title: "''Who I Am'' seems so final, so grandiose, so....Pete Townshend. It's just too perfect."〔 The original manuscript Townshend presented to HarperCollins was 1,000 pages long, but the publisher cut it back to 500 pages.
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