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Keith Moon (1946 - 1978), known as a wild man of rock and drummer of the famous rock group The Who, playing the drums during a concert, circa 1975.

The legendary Keith Moon would’ve turned 72 today (August 23), and while he’s regarded as one of the best drummers of all time, he also might be one of the funniest characters in rock history as well.

From hotel shenanigans to on-stage antics and everywhere in between, here are three Keith Moon videos that will surely make you literally LOL.

 

The Who Reminisce on Their First Gig With Moon

Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle sat down for an interview and talked about their late friend, particularly the first show they ever performed with him…where he wrecked his own kit.

 

Keith Moon on Trashing Hotel Rooms

Here, Moon himself talks about a particularly infamous moment on The Rolling Stone 10th Anniversary Special where one waterbed managed to ruin three hotel rooms.  What follows is a fun skit featuring Steve Martin where Moon ruins a hotel room set in real time.

 

Alice Cooper on his favorite Moon Stories

Spoiler:  It involves a French Maid’s uniform.

 

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice.