Keith Moon - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny: Added more info, with sources.

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Added more info, with sources.

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← Older revision		Revision as of 20:09, 4 July 2026
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		+	[[Category:The MOFO Project/Object (The List)\|Moon, Keith]]

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 [[Image:Moonmotels.jpg|thumb|right|'''Keith Moon''' as a nun next to [[Janet Ferguson]] in ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]''.]]
-'''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK)
+'''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK) was the drummer for the rock band [[The Who]]. Apart from contributing to the group's sound, he was equally infamous as a highly destructive person. He laid waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends, and even his own home, often throwing furniture out of high windows and damaging the plumbing of hotels on The Who tours with fireworks. At Moon's 21st birthday party, at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan, he drove a car into the swimming pool. An incident which caused The Who to be distanced from Holiday Inn venues thereafter.
-[[Keith Moon]] was the drummer of rock band [[The Who]]. In 1971 he appeared in a cameo role in [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], acting in drag as a [[Nuns|nun]] who was fearful of death from overdosing on pills.
+In 1966, he teamed with guitarist [[Jeff Beck]], session man Nicky Hopkins and future [[Led Zeppelin]] members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, to record an instrumental single, "Beck's Bolero".
-[[Keith Moon|Moon]] had a reputation for being highly destructive. He laid waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends, and even his own home, often throwing furniture out of high windows and damaging the plumbing of hotels on The Who tours with fireworks. At Moon's 21st birthday party, at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan, he drove a car into the swimming pool. An incident which caused The Who to be distanced from Holiday Inn venues thereafter.
+Keith Moon died in 1979 of an overdose of ''Clomethiazole (Heminevrin)'' pills, a medication he was taking as part of a programme to wean him off alcohol.
-In 1966, he teamed with guitarist [[Jeff Beck]], session man Nicky Hopkins and future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, to record an instrumental single, "Beck's Bolero".
+==Frank Zappa==
-[[Keith Moon]] died of an overdose of ''Clomethiazole (Heminevrin)'' pills, a medication he was taking as part of a programme to wean him off alcohol.
+In 1971, Keith Moon appeared in [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s film ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'', acting in drag as a [[Nuns|nun]].
-Referenced in ''[[We're Turning Again]]'', in the line: ''"We can laugh at Keith Moon's jokes."''
+Zappa referenced Moon again in ''[[We're Turning Again]]'': ''"We can laugh at Keith Moon's jokes."''
 Keith Moon was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>

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 '''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK)
-[[Keith Moon]] was the drummer of rock band [[The Who]]. In 1971 he appeared in a cameo role in [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], acting in drag as a nun who was fearful of death from overdosing on pills.
+[[Keith Moon]] was the drummer of rock band [[The Who]]. In 1971 he appeared in a cameo role in [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], acting in drag as a [[Nuns|nun]] who was fearful of death from overdosing on pills.
 [[Keith Moon|Moon]] had a reputation for being highly destructive. He laid waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends, and even his own home, often throwing furniture out of high windows and damaging the plumbing of hotels on The Who tours with fireworks. At Moon's 21st birthday party, at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan, he drove a car into the swimming pool. An incident which caused The Who to be distanced from Holiday Inn venues thereafter.
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 ==Wikipedia==
 * [[Wikipedia: Keith Moon]]
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Moon]]
 [[Category:Drums|Moon]]
 [[Category:Actors|Moon]]

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	'''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK)		'''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK)

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 Referenced in ''[[We're Turning Again]]'', in the line: ''"We can laugh at Keith Moon's jokes."''
-Keith Moon was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+Keith Moon was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Sources==

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 '''Keith''' John '''Moon''' (Born: August 23, 1946 London UK : Died: September 7, 1978 London UK)
-[[Keith Moon]] was the drummer of rock band The Who. In 1971 he appeared in a cameo role in [[Frank Zappa]]'s film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], acting in drag as a nun who was fearful of death from overdosing on pills.
+[[Keith Moon]] was the drummer of rock band The Who. In 1971 he appeared in a cameo role in [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]'s film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], acting in drag as a nun who was fearful of death from overdosing on pills.
 [[Keith Moon|Moon]] had a reputation for being highly destructive. He laid waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends, and even his own home, often throwing furniture out of high windows and damaging the plumbing of hotels on The Who tours with fireworks. At Moon's 21st birthday party, at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan, he drove a car into the swimming pool. An incident which caused The Who to be distanced from Holiday Inn venues thereafter.

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 [[Keith Moon]] died of an overdose of ''Clomethiazole (Heminevrin)'' pills, a medication he was taking as part of a programme to wean him off alcohol.
-[[Category:Musicians]]
+Referenced in [[We're Turning Again]] ("We can laugh at Keith Moon's jokes.")
 [[Category:Actors]]