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Todd Rundgren Reflects on Engineering The Band's Stage Fright

10/17/2025

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Todd Rundgren discussed his early work as an engineer on the Band's 1970 album Stage Fright in a Guardian interview.
He said he was unaware of the Band's fame and the challenges they faced, including Levon Helm's drug addiction.
Rundgren recalled calling Garth Hudson "old man" without knowing Hudson had narcolepsy.
He was not invited to The Last Waltz.

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Todd Rundgren discussed his early work as an engineer on the Band's 1970 album Stage Fright in a Guardian interview.
He said he was unaware of the Band's fame and the challenges they faced, including Levon Helm's drug addiction.
Rundgren recalled calling Garth Hudson "old man" without knowing Hudson had narcolepsy.
He was not invited to The Last Waltz.