"He's a complete jerk," says the Who's Roger Daltrey, and, no, he's not talking about Pete Townshend. He's talking about the character he plays on the 100th episode of That '70's Show, which airs April 30th.
Daltrey portrays Mr. Wilkinson, a high school music teacher with "no redeeming features whatsoever" who helps Fes (played by Wilmer Valderamma) prepare for a talent show. Daltrey himself does not lift his voice in song, but the cast does warble Seventies chestnuts such as Nazareth's "Love Hurts" and Steve Miller's "The Joker."
Did the '70's Show kids turn Daltrey on to any new sounds? "I don't like a lot of the new bands," he says. "I still like Bob Dylan."
AUSTIN SCAGGS and ROB SHEFFIELD
(April 4, 2002)