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THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND has said that his former The Who bandmates Keith Moon and John Entwistle were almost the original members of Led Zeppelin.

Speaking on the Johnnie Walker show on BBC Radio Two, Townshend said that both Moon and Entwistle were ready to form a band alongside eventual Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck when The Who were in difficulties.

"When we chucked him out, briefly I thought, 'Oh this is great, y'know, it's gonna be my band now,’” explained Townshend.

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