♔ ‘For most, a Rolls was the height of success. For Keith Moon, it was just another bath toy.’
Keith Moon, drummer, maniac, and occasional driver, once parked his Rolls-Royce not in a garage, but in a swimming pool.
It was the Sixties: excess wasn’t a lifestyle—it was compulsory.
Champagne at breakfast, Cadillacs at lunch, chaos by dinner.
But did Moon really drown a Rolls in chlorinated water?
Or is it the most decadent rock ‘n’ roll myth?
The Early Days (1960s):
▪️ With The Who’s exploding success and a bank balance to match, Moon bought himself a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
◼︎ It was a curious choice—chauffeur’s car up front, discotheque in the back.
The Myth Emerges (1967):
◼︎ On his 21st birthday, the story goes, Moon partied with such vigour that the Rolls somehow concluded the evening nose-down in a hotel pool.
◼︎ The tabloids loved it.
◼︎ Rock aristocracy was born.
The Reality Check (Years Later):
◼︎ Eyewitnesses differ. Some recall a Lincoln, others a Cadillac.
◼︎ Some say it never happened at all.
◼︎ Like Moon’s grasp of reality, the swimming pool may have been metaphorical.
The Legacy (Today):
◼︎ Whether Rolls or rumour, the tale still sparkles in motoring folklore.
◼︎ And isn’t that the point?
◼︎ The myth, lubricated by Moët and Marlboros, is worth far more than the metal.
♔ ‘The Silver Shadow was engineered for bishops and bankers. Moon used it for demolition derbies and diving practice.’
