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Pete Townshend Takes The Colbert Questionert
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In this video, legendary musician Pete Townshend sits down for the "Colbert Questionnaire," a series of questions designed to reveal his personality. Learners will hear natural, conversational English as Townshend shares lighthearted preferences—like his favorite pastrami sandwich—alongside profound reflections on death and consciousness. The highlight is a vivid, humorous story about a 1960s out-of-body experience. Watching this provides exposure to narrative techniques, idiomatic language, and varying accents. It is an ideal resource for students looking to improve their listening skills through authentic storytelling, philosophical vocabulary, and rock-and-roll history.
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[music]
Hey everybody, welcome back to the Lake
Show. I'm here with Pete Townsen. You
know, Pete, uh, we haven't known each
other long, but I I feel like we're
close. Uh, I met you this afternoon, but
[clears throat] um, I love talking with
you. I'm a big fan for years. I've
listened to all of your music. I've uh,
I read Horse's Neck back in the day.
>> Wow. And uh but I still feel like I
don't necessarily know you as well as
I'd like to. And we here at the Late
Show have come up with something called
the Colbear questionnaire. And the Co
Bear questionnaire, the people know the
people know the it is designed to be a
uh a metaphysical spiritual journey into
the heart of a man. And I don't know if
you've ever been on a spiritual journey
before, but I wonder [laughter] whether
you would have the courage to take the
Colar questionnaire. I want to warn you
that by the end of it, you will be fully
known.
[laughter]
>> I think I'm pretty fully known already.
>> All right. Well, let's let's test that
out. You ready to go?
>> Yeah.
[music]
>> Pete Townsen, the Colbear questionnaire.
Mr. Townsen, the first question. What is
the best sandwich?
pastrami
>> on
>> right
>> with [cheering]
[applause]
>> you know with pickle
>> with pickle. Yeah, I'll go with that
one. Want a little mustard on that?
>> Yeah.
>> Gone. Done.
>> And I I had one yesterday
>> in New York. Like a good New York like
cats dely kind of thing.
>> Yeah. Their best in New York.
>> What was your first concert that you
attended?
>> Bill Haley.
>> Bill Haley in the Comets. Rock around
the clock.
>> 1958.
>> Holy cow. And we were in the right at
the back of this old theater and and the
and the benches at the back were moving
up and down as the crowd went nuts and
the week later they demolished the
theater. It could have come down. It was
so rocking. They were so good.
>> Uh, what is the scariest animal?
>> Wow. I don't like to think of any animal
being scarce. But you know, I'm not keen
on on octopus even. But you know what's
interesting is I now hear they've got
nine brains
>> and they are very intelligent.
>> Yeah.
>> And this guy made a documentary about
octopuses in which they became bosom
buddies, I think.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Why do you think the fear of
No one's ever said octopus before. We've
done many of these.
>> I think it's the tentacles. I don't mind
eating them.
like 20,000 leagues under the seat.
>> Then I know I'm in charge, you know.
>> Uh, apples or oranges?
>> Well, the apple reminds me of that
legend of Adam and Eve. I think that's
But I love apples. I like oranges, too,
but I prefer apples.
>> Have you ever asked someone for their
autograph?
>> Yes.
>> May I ask who?
>> Um,
Steven Burkoff. He's a playright. Let me
think of somebody better. That's fine.
>> Steven Burkov's fine.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> You know, he's an English playwright who
who who who who uh pretty punky kind of
guy.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> What do you think happens when we die?
>> I don't think anything happens. I think
I think we we you know I don't I think
consciousness
is what we are not our bodies. So I
think consciousness probably goes on in
some form or other. That's what I think.
So in other words, when people talk
about ghosts, they're not talking about
real people that have that have
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Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
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