Keith Moon's Gunpowder Blast Backfired

In 1967, English drummer Keith Moon of The Who bribed a stagehand on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour to load gunpowder into one of his bass drums. The stagehand used about 10 times the standard amount, and Moon detonated it during the finale of My Generation. The blast singed Pete Townshend's hair and drove a piece of shattered cymbal into Moon's arm, while footage of the stunt later opened the film The Kids Are Alright.

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