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The Who’s Pete Townshend knew four families who lived in Grenfell Tower - and has been helping the victims of last week’s blaze recover.

The kind-hearted 72-year-old musician has even replaced a piano for a young girl who lost her instrument when her home went up in flames.

Revealing he had personally “written some cheques” for the victims, he said: “I know people that lived in the building - I know four families. They were Spanish.

“They’re not OK. A mother lost her daughter, two little girls were in comas. So I’ve been right in there helping with those families.”

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He revealed he even replaced a piano for a family that lost theirs last week.

“A little Spanish girl in there studied the piano - they got a piano up 10 flights and of course it’s gone now, so I managed to get her a piano.

“The families that have got away have got the most trouble now - its trouble for all of us. I hope this helps.”

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Pete, who grew up in nearby Shepherd’s Bush, is part of Artists for Grenfell - Simon Cowell ’s collective of musicians releasing a charity single to raise money to aid those affected.

Pete said of the track as he recorded his guitar segment at Sarm Studios yesterday: “It’s fantastic, I promise you you’re going to love it. What they’ve done is so great.”

His The Who bandmate Roger Daltrey also took part, and said the single was a way to bring the community he grew up in closer together - saying the past week had seen “divisive” comments made.

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The 73-year-old rocker and his bandmates grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and he said yesterday: “Simon asked us to be involved and we’re here because this is the area we grew up in. It borders on where we grew up as kids - it’s pulling the community together.

“The music industry is good for bringing people together rather than dividing them.

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“There’s a lot of things been said over the last week that I think have been divisive, and the whole of the community is trying to pull this one together. That’s what this is about.”

He added: “People are politicised it on all sides. It’s not about this side and that side - it’s about coming together.

“I’m sick of party political divisions. I’m 73. I’m tired of it.” He added that he does not believe any political party speaks to him at the moment, and said: “I almost joined the communist party. I feel that’s what Labour is becoming.”