Roger Daltrey, of The Who fame, has revealed that he feels sympathetic towards the music stars of today because he can see them entering downward spirals of unstable behaviour at the hands of the spotlight. 

The rock veteran told Britain's The Sunday Times magazine that he can't imagine what being famous in this day and age is like, and feels bad for the new wave of superstars who have to deal with it because when his band was at the height of fame they would rebel by smashing their instruments, not putting themselves in compromising situations:

"We used to smash stuff up, but they're smashing themselves up. I feel sorry for them, because you see them struggling just to hang on to any sense of reality. Becoming famous is the weirdest thing in the world. Everyone treats you differently."

The Who made headlines earlier this summer after critics noticed that One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' sounded similar to the band's 'Baba O'Riley' and member Pete Townshend had to issue a statement on the obvious likeness, which read:

"I like the single. I like One Direction. The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we've all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don't mean great music – not always. I'm still writing songs that sound like 'Baba O'Riley' – or I'm trying to!"