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Pete Townshend: 'I Remember Mick Jagger's Penis Being Huge and Extremely Tasty'

Townshend made the crack at a press conference announcing a 'Quadrophenia' tour

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July 18, 2012 1:48 PM ET
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At a press conference announcing the Who's fall Quadrophenia tour today, Pete Townshend made a racy joke about Mick Jagger. "What I remember of the size of Mick Jagger's penis – I remember it as being huge and extremely tasty," the Who guitarist said, referencing Keith Richards' disparaging remarks on the topic in his 2010 memoir.

As Who singer Roger Daltrey cracked up beside him, Townshend added: "I don't remember anything about Roger's . . . and wouldn't dare to mention it. Let's hope that makes the Internet."

Townshend is writing a memoir which is expected to be released this fall.

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