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The Who's Roger Daltrey concerned about teens with cancer

By JOHN CARUCCI ity comes from live perfor-
Associated Press mances, would you con-
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger sider a streaming concert,
Daltrey worries that the say like other benefits?
coronavirus pandemic will Daltrey: I've got to say
have a devastating effect about streaming: There's
on a special group of peo- no money. (laughs) Ask
ple in need — teens with any musician, man. The
cancer only ones making money
The Who frontman, along are the streaming compa-
with bandmate Pete nies. You can have a billion
Townsend, started the Teen streams and you'll get paid
Cancer America founda- $5,000. Oh, man. It's cruel.
tion in 2012 to deal with It's crucifying. I don't know
the specific needs of teen- whether it would work for
age cancer patients. The us, though. I mean, that
organization has funded music's very different.
specialized hospital wings AP: What are you doing
and services for teens and about your voice in your
their families. But heading down time?
into June, which is National Daltrey: I'm singing for my-
Cancer Survivors Month, self just to keep my voice
the situation is looking up. Who knows when we'll
bleak. Teen Cancer Ameri- In this Aug. 13, 2017 file photo, Roger Daltrey of The Who performs at the 2017 Outside Lands Music go back? I mean, and I'm
ca funding depends in part Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Associated Press 76 now. If we are let back
on live performances, but next spring, I'll be 77 years
with venues closed and that are suited to this age AP: Is it important to keep an instinct for putting a old. I don't want to go back
touring postponed, the or- group. teens together for moral show together that takes and be half as good as I
ganization faces a poten- AP: What does the organi- support? a crowd on a journey. I've was last year. I want to be
tial shortfall in donations. zation do? Daltrey: Yes. This group seen too many rock shows as good as I was last year
AP: How dire is the situa- Daltrey: We pay for that was suffering in silence. where you get two or three because The Who was bet-
tion during the pandemic space in the hospital. We You know, a 15-year old songs played in the same ter than ever last year.
for young people with can- equip it. We maintain it. boy could wake up in a key… I try and design the AP: How much longer can
cer? And we provide special- bed next to a 2-year-old show like a three-act play, you do this?
Daltrey: It's devastating for ist nursing. That's what we kid screaming after losing so go through an emotion- Daltrey: I think music is the
them because every treat- do. And you have to re- their leg. Adolescents and al roller coaster. Pete's writ- thing that should go on
ment that they have for member that a lot of these young adults are psycho- ing — there's no one that as long as you can still do
cancer compromises their youngsters who get cancer logically and socially com- writes songs like he writes it. But once it does start to
immune system. don't live near a big city. pletely and utterly different. out there. There all from a slide and lose any of its vi-
AP: Tell me about Teen They might be miles out in That affects their spirit. special place. But it can vacity — any of that pas-
Cancer America. the sticks. So we are start- AP: As for the band, it only be based on a deep sion and ability to move an
Daltrey: We don't do medi- ing outreach programs seems you and Pete found respect for each other and audience — then you have
cine. But what we do is where we send specialized a way to make it work. You an appreciation of what to say, 'We can't do it any-
provide social and psycho- nursing, setting up web links curate the show, he writes we both bring to the table. more.' But I'm going to con-
logical care and special- so that they can link pa- the songs. AP: Since a big part of tinue. I don't know what
ized care and programs tients up. Daltrey: I seem to have the money for the char- else I would do, man.q

Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek among Daytime Emmy nominees

nominations for best en- Bold and the Beautiful" who has continued to
tertainment talk show and with 13. "Days of Our Lives" host "Jeopardy!" as he
host, while "Jeopardy!" star Susan Seaforth Hayes battles pancreatic can-
veteran Alex Trebek's nod was nominated for best cer, has won six Daytime
for best game show host supporting drama actress. Emmys for his work on the
could give him a second Hayes, 76, is the only cast show and received a life-
consecutive win in the member to appear in the time achievement Emmy
category. series in all of the nearly 55 award in 2011.
"General Hospital" earned years that it has been on His fellow game show
a leading 23 nominations the air. host nominees are Wayne
Thursday, including best "The Kelly Clarkson Show" Brady, "Let's Make a Deal";
daytime drama, lead will compete with "The El- Steve Harvey, "Fam-
actress nods for Finola len DeGeneres Show"; ily Feud"; Alfonso Ribeiro,
Hughes and Maura West, "GMA3"; "Live with Kelly "Catch 21" and Pat Sajak,"
and lead actor nods for and Ryan" and "The Talk." Wheel of Fortune."
This May 5, 2019 file photo shows Alex Trebek presenting an Steve Burton and Jon Lind- The hosts of those shows The 47th annual Daytime
award at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, strom. — with the exception of Emmys, airing June 26 on
Calif. Other top nominees are DeGeneres — were nomi- CBS, are skipping a the-
Associated Press "Days of Our Lives" with 22 nated alongside Clark- ater ceremony because
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clarkson Show" received bids, "The Young and the son, along with Maury of the coronavirus and will
first season of "The Kelly Daytime Emmy Awards Restless" with 21 and "The Povich for "Maury."Trebek, be presented virtually.q