When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up fornow and never miss the top Royal stories again. The 74-year-old rock legend isn’t afraid to speak his mind when it comes to politics. Speaking with The Telegraph he clarified why he’s pro-Brexit, claiming it’s not about being anti-Europe. Daltrey said: “I’m not anti-Europe, I’m anti-Brussels, but people don’t get the distinction “That’s why I’m so angry about it. I want someone at least answerable to me that I can say ‘f*** off, you’re useless!’”<doc-sep>Roger Daltrey has criticised Labour and explained his reasons for being pro-Brexit in a new interview, following controversial remarks where he branded Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn a "communist" and disparaged the #MeToo movement. "Why would any rock star need to push themselves on women?" he told Event magazine. "Usually, it's the other way around. I'd like to have £1 for every woman that screws my ass. Mick Jagger would be a billionaire out of it. "It it was going to be in the rock business, it would've been out by now. It would've been out by now," he continued. "I find this whole thing so obnoxious. It's always allegations and it's just salacious crap." In a new interview with The Telegraph, he said of his dislike for Labour: "It pains me to say it, but in my life a Labour government comes in with incredible optimism and leaves the country in the s**t." He reiterated his comments on Brexit and Europe: "I'm not anti-Europe, I'm anti-Brussels, but people don't get the distinction... That's why I'm so angry about it. I want someone at least answerable to me that I can say: "F**k off, you're useless!" Daltrey, who just released his new solo album As Long As I Have You, derided today's pop singers, commenting: "They're singing all the right notes but there's too much wobbling. Nothing wrong with a good straight word now and again. If I ever start to do that, please smack me on the back of the head." Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Show all 9 1 /9 Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Estimated wealth: £820m. Annual change: £40m PA Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Lord Lloyd-Webber Estimated wealth: £740m. Annual change: No change Getty Images Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Sir Elton John Estimated wealth: £300m. Annual change: Up £10m Getty Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Sir Mick Jagger Estimated wealth: £260m. Annual change: Up £10m Getty Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Keith Richards Estimated wealth: £245m. Annual change: Up £10m AP Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Olivia and Dhani Harrison Estimated wealth: £230m. Annual change: Up £20m EPA Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Sir Ringo Starr Estimated wealth: £220m. Annual change: Up £20m Getty Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Michael Flatley Estimated wealth: £202m. Annual change: Up £2m PA Richest musicians in UK and Ireland Sting Estimated wealth: £190m. Annual change: Up £5m Rex He also claimed rock music has "gone backwards", although said he liked the Brighton band Royal Blood and said it was good that Noel and Liam Gallagher are "out there giving it a go". You can read our review of Daltrey's new album here.<doc-sep>It has been three years since Roger Daltrey almost died of viral meningitis. “It’s an evil disease. It was very touch and go for a few days. I didn’t think I’d make it,” he says. You would never know from the way the 74-year-old has just burst into his management offices in Camden, having run up six flights of stairs. But in his hospital bed, in 2015, he says his life flashed before him. “It was literally like falling off a cliff in my mind. I went through everything: born in a V1 raid, slung out of school, working in a factory, to all of the things I’ve done that I could have never imagined as a boy. It’s been an extraordinary life.” His mind turned to Heather, his wife of 47 years, and five children. “And I thought everyone is taken care of and I just felt incredible peace come over me.” He guffaws. “I didn’t see any lights at the end of tunnels, but that peace stays with me. It really does.” Daltrey has a new album out tomorrow, As Long As I Have You. It follows his 2014 Wilko Johnson collaboration Going Back Home but is his first solo album in 25 years. And he sounds absolutely fantastic, still fierce and powerful but also mining something deep and soulful. “I’ve got to keep singing. The voice is a muscle and at my age it’s use it or lose it.”<doc-sep>
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has hit out at the Labour Party, as well as clarifying why he is a supporter of Brexit. Last year, the rock veteran made headlines when he said that in years to come, Brexit will be seen seen as “the right thing for this country to have done“. Now, Daltrey has explained that this is because he believes there is a lack of democratic accountability in the European Union. “I’m not anti-Europe, I’m anti-Brussels, but people don’t get the distinction, Daltrey told The Telegraph. “That’s why I’m so angry about it. I want someone at least answerable to me that I can say ‘fuck off, you’re useless!’” After slamming Jeremy Corbyn as a “Communist” earlier this month, Daltrey also explained why he has lost faith in the Labour Party. “It pains me to say it, but in my life a Labour government comes in with incredible optimism and leaves the country in the shit, he said. “I shouldn’t go into this, I’m digging a hole for myself.” Speaking to NME about his views on Brexit last year, Daltrey said: “We are getting out, and when the dust settles I think that it’ll be seen that it’s the right thing for this country to have done, that’s for sure. “It’s got nothing to do with any of the immigration issues or any of that for me. It was to do with much more. The majority of this country felt that their voices weren’t being heard. It would have been nice to do a deal with Europe but they didn’t want to do a deal, and they sent Cameron back with a bag.” He added: “I’m sad we voted how we voted, but I think we have to go with it now. This country will always be alright, I don’t worry about it. You know it’s going to be bumpy on the way – we expected that; the ones that voted to get out. But Iceland had it a bit bumpy when they went bankrupt, but oh not now.” Roger Daltrey’s new solo album ‘As Long As I Have You’ is out now.