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Chris Stamp

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The Resume

    (July 7, 1942-November 24, 2012)
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Younger brother of actor Terence Stamp
    Assistant director on the films 'The L-Shaped Room' (1962) and 'I Could Go On Singing' (1963)
    With Kit Lambert was co-manager of the Who
    With Lambert, co-owner of Track Records

Why he might be annoying:

    Keith Moon described his accent as 'nearly unintelligible East London cockney.'
    He was overshadowed in their partnership by Lambert.
    He abused drugs.
    They were let go as the Who's managers over allegations that they had appropriated the band's royalties (1975).
    Stamp's explanation: 'None of the money had actually gone missing. It just wasn't in the books... You knew there was drugs money, booze money and madness money and that's where it went.'
    Pete Townshend said, 'They lived like rock stars, too, and they really stopped functioning as managers -- or the type of managers they had been, and that we still needed.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He and Lambert got the band to change their name from the High Numbers back to the Who.
    Because of their film background, he and Lambert emphasized the visuals in the Who's stage shows.
    After he quit drugs, he became a therapist and substance abuse counselor.
    He reconciled with the Who.
    Roger Daltrey said, 'Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp were the fifth and sixth members of the Who.... Their contribution to the band should never be underestimated.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 68 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 39 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 69 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 325 Votes: 47.69% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 118 Votes: 42.37% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 122 Votes: 59.84% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 112 Votes: 47.32% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 54 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 36 Votes: 94.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 138 Votes: 65.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 69 Votes: 75.36% Annoying