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Roger Daltrey admits he sometimes forgets the lyrics to The Who's hits.
The 'My Generation' band's 70-year-old frontman, who has also just released the record 'Going Home' with musician Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson, insists he doesn't get nervous before going on stage with band mate Pete Townsend but is becoming forgetful as he gets older.
In a chat with Absolute Radio's Pete Mitchell, he said: "I always forget Who songs the first time we sing them. I don't get stage fright, I just forget the words. I'm quite deaf these days, it's come to us all. All that racket in the 70s and 80s and 60s. So I usually now work with these kind of in-ear monitors.
"The problem I've got is that the system I use and the monitor system aren't compatible. So I have to try and go back to working with monitors and I can't really hear myself well enough. I tend to sometimes over sing a bit."
Meanwhile, the singer, along with guitarist Pete are heading out on a world tour next year to celebrate The Who's 50th anniversary and Roger claims he doesn't like playing stadiums these days and prefers smaller gigs.
He said: "I never wanted to. We were kind of one of the first bands to ever play stadiums, never really liked them.
"It's just our audiences became that big, it was the only way to satisfy the numbers. Arenas are about as big as we get these days but I like theatres. I would love to do [a] set down in a theatre."
Listen to the full interview with Roger on Absolute Radio on May 17 from 10pm and visit Absoluteradio.co.uk/listen.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has hinted that the band's London gig at Hyde Park could be their last.
The 'Evil Woman' hitmakers will headline the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Festival on July 4, joining the likes of Soundgarden, Faith No More and Motörhead on the bill, and the musician thinks it could be the last time fans get to see them live on stage.
Speaking to Metal Hammer about the gig, Tony said: "It could be the last ever Sabbath show. I don't want it to be, but there's nothing really planned touring-wise after that show, so for all we know that could be it really. To be honest I don't want to be touring to this extent too much longer, because it makes me feel so bad."
The 66-year-old musician was diagnosed with lymphoma in January 2012 and is awaiting a check by doctors after undergoing treatment in March.
He said "I'm at a stage now where I have no support, which means I have to see whether the cancer is coming back or if it's still there or what.
"I just don't know. It's a bit of a worry. After we finish this tour I'll go in and have scan, so we'll see what that shows up."
Black Sabbath, also made up of Geezer Butler and
Ozzy Osbourne, are touring in support of their latest album, '13', which hit the number one spot on the Official UK Album Chart to become their first hit record in nearly 43 years.

The Foo Fighters will star in a documentary following the making of their new album.
The five-piece band have announced an eight-part TV series airing on HBO and directed by the band's frontman Dave Grohl.
Each episode will follow the 'Rope' rockers' journey to a different US city - Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington DC and New York - where they'll visit legendary studios to record tracks for their eighth album.
The documentary will act as a follow up to Dave's award-winning directorial debut 'Sound City' which followed the history of the recording studio 'Sound City Studios' in Los Angeles, California and opened to commercial and critical acclaim in January last year.
Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming, said: "Dave's heartfelt passion for this project is contagious and his talent as a musician and filmmaker is undeniable. We are excited to go on this journey with him and the Foo Fighters for this insider's look at how regional music inspired them to create their own new music."
The album - which is yet to be named - has been described by Dave as "a love letter to the history of American music" - and features vocals from local musical guests from each of the eight cities.
Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe about their latest offering, he previously said: "I know what it sounds like and I honestly think the entire concept is really going to take people by surprise and it sounds nuts."

The Beach Boys will embark on a tour to mark the 50th anniversary of their single 'Fun Fun Fun'.
The 'Good Vibrations' hitmakers have announced they will be celebrating the landmark anniversary of their 1964 track by reuniting for a number of shows in the United States and the United Kingdom, and percussionist Mike Love has confessed they're doing it for their fans.
He said: "Year after year, it's been a great source of inspiration to see the happiness our music has brought to multiple generations of Beach Boys fans in so many parts of the world."
The band will introduce singer and guitarist Jeffrey Foskett, who's worked with the group since 1981, as a permanent member of the group as they begin their tour in Louisville, Kentucky on May 24 followed by a number of performances at European festivals, including two shows at London's Hampton Court Palace in June.
Foskett replaces Love's son Christian who left the band to pursue a solo career, and the official line-up for the anniversary tour will include Love, Foskett, David Marks and founding members Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.
The band previously reunited in 2012 to mark the 50th anniversary of the group itself.

Prince wowed fans by becoming a DJ to mix-up his own tracks during the opening night of his 'Hit and Run Part II' tour.
The legendary musician kicked off the run of concerts at Birmingham's LG Arena on Thursday night (15.05.14) and he jumped into a booth mid-concert and began mixing up several of his songs, including 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' and 'When Doves Cry' with 'Sign O' The Times', which sent the crowd wild.
After a false start when the lights went down twice but came back on again, Prince stepped onto the stage and released a handful of white and purple balloons before launching straight into 'FunkNRoll', backed by his all-female band 3RDEYEGIRL.
'Take Me With You', 'Raspberry Beret' and 'U Got That Look' got the fans on their feet before he began gyrating and sliding across the stage to hit 'Kiss', changing the lyrics to, "You don't need to watch Real Housewives".
After 'Let's Go Crazy' whipped the audience into a frenzy, he announced "soundcheck's over", as fans screamed with excitement.
Confetti cannons were let off and track 'Guitar' went down a storm, while the band proved not only can they play, but the women can sing.
Prince - dressed in loose-fitting white trousers and a white long-sleeved top with the band's artwork emblazoned on it - also thanked the audience for not trying to take photographs of him on stage.
"We want to see your faces," he said, before asking them to use their mobiles to create a spectacular sea of twinkling lights.
A slowed down version of 'Little Red Corvette' and '1999' were highlights of the incredible 34-song set, along with 'Purple Rain', which he played as more confetti showered the audience.
"Glad to be of service," he told fans, "I told you we were coming back".
After the encore he came back on stage again and announced the band had a strict curfew but were going to play until they were cut off, powering through a cover of Wild Cherry's 'Play That Funky Music'.
Prince - who in February thrilled London with a series of surprise guerilla gigs - takes his arena tour to the Manchester Phones 4u Arena tonight (16.05.14) and Saturday (17.05.14), The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on May 22 and Leeds' First Direct Arena on May 23.

Example never knew "how to sing or rap" when he first started out.
The 31-year-old star - who was catapulted to the spotlight following the release of his second studio album 'Won't Go Quietly' - admits he's "learned" a lot during his time in the industry and credits the producers he worked with and his own work ethic for his success.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I've learned on the job. I've worked extremely hard and haven't given up, it hasn't been a jolly.
"I've been happy in the studio and in terms of music. I've adapted to things as they have been thrown at me because I never really knew how to work in the studio or write a song.
"I never even knew how to sing or rap. The whole thing has been a learning curve."
Example - real name Elliot Gleave - insists his confidence as a singer has grown and he can now accept his "unique" voice which he previously battled with.
He explained: "I never had the confidence to sing before. I always felt that my voice didn't sound pure or sweet or tuneful like everyone else's.
"I was a spotty little teenager with dyed blond hair and my red Moschino jeans.
"When I started writing my own lyrics I wanted to sing but never had the confidence.
"When you listen to radio nowadays everyone has got a perfect, tuneful, soulful voice. And back in the Sixties and Seventies everyone didn't have a perfect voice.
"Not even the likes of Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and David Bowie. Their voices are raw and real.
"I like to think my voice is more unique than a great-sounding voice. It is like Marmite. But I tend to find a lot of people come up to me and they like the uniqueness of my voice. It's a bit gravely.
"It tells a story more than the person who has been classically trained or has a perfect R&B soul voice.
"I think it is nice to be dividing. I'm happy with that."

Bastille are big fans of Damon Albarn.
The 'Pompeii' hitmakers were impressed with the Blur and Gorillaz musician's long-awaited first solo effort, 'Bad Robots', and think his comeback was a stroke of genius.
In an interview discussing the musical highlights of the last year, the band's frontman, Dan Smith, told Billboard.com: "I really love Damon Albarn's debut solo record. I love the fluidity with which he changes between really varying projects - yet it's nice to see him take the weight of an album release solely upon himself."
Dan also admires Critics' Choice BRIT Award-winner Sam Smith's ability to write a killer tune and thinks 'Latch' was the catchiest song of the last 12 months.
He said: "Sam Smith has a knack for writing brilliant hooks and I heard a stripped-back version of this song that made me listen to songwriting itself a lot more closely. But I love the Disclosure version and it gets lodged in my head on loop for weeks."
Dan is proud a growing number of British artists are getting the recognition they deserve overseas and hopes it's a lasting trend.
He said: "It's nice to see British music having continued success all over the world. And it's great to see more and more people seeming to buy music on vinyl."

L.A. Reid has confirmed a Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson collaboration.
The 58-year-old producer behind Michael Jackson's posthumous album 'Xscape' is planning something "really special" involving vocals from the late King of Pop and the 20-year-old singer.
Justin was originally supposed to feature on the track 'Slave 2 The Rhythm' as part of Michael's latest offering until it was inadvertently leaked, causing the collaboration to be dropped from 'Xscape'.
L.A. told Access Hollywood: "'Slave 2 The Rhythm' didn't include him [Justin] per my direction. That was something that was done separate and apart from me and it was leaked. If it hadn't been leaked it would have been featured but it sort of took the wrong turn.
"But you know what, we are going to revisit that and do something really special with Justin and Michael. I'm pretty sure."
L.A. signed Justin to his label Island Records at the tender age of 15 and admitted he feels "protective" over the young star, who was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and drag-racing in Florida in January.
He said: "Justin is my guy. You know that I signed Justin so I felt a loyalty and I feel like I should protect him, that's my relationship with him."

OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder got emotional working with Adele.
The singer-songwriter and producer has penned hits for the likes of Beyonce and Leona Lewis, but says nothing has affected him as much as hearing the results of his studio session with Adele, her moving ballad 'Turning Tables'.
Ryan told the new issue of Notion magazine: "It's easy to look back at your most successful singles and call them your favourites, but I knew there was something special when we came up with 'Turning Tables'.
"After we worked on the song I went back to my hotel room in London and I texted her saying, 'I'm listening to your demo and I'm getting choked up.' She said, 'I've been crying my eyes out for the last 20 minutes.'
"We both thought we'd nailed it. It doesn't matter that it wasn't a radio hit. In a perfect world, the two would coincide. Most artists would be lying if they didn't say that was the goal."
As well as working on new music with his band, the 'Apologize' hitmaker would love to team up with Florence and the Machine star Florence Welch to explore a more experimental sound.
Ryan explained: "For three years mine and Florence Welch's managers have been trying to get our calendars to align. We're always on the opposite sides of the world.
"I really want to do something with her - I think we can crack something that she hasn't done and that I haven't done. I really think it could be huge."
OneRepublic's new single 'Love Runs Out' is available for iTunes pre-order, released on July 27.