Home / Music / Quadrophenia's fractured structure mirrors its protagonist's mindMusic linernotes album music the-whoQuadrophenia's fractured structure mirrors its protagonist's mindWhere Tommy told a linear story about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy, Quadrophenia uses a fragmented, non-linear structure that reflects its protagonist’s fractured mental state. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesTommy was one of the longest rock albums of the 1960sQuadrophenia was adapted into a 1979 film directed by Franc RoddamTommy was the first rock opera — and it's still the benchmarkQuadrophenia is a play on schizophrenia for The Who's four-sided protagonistThe Who Sell Out's cover sold deodorant and baked beansExploreHalf of Rust Never Sleeps came from Neil Young's Zuma sessionsThe Roots recorded 145 songs for Things Fall Apart — and cut all but 14Bedouine wrote 30 songs to get 10 for her debutSchoenberg's second string quartet introduces a sopranoBartók's six string quartets span his entire careerPrevious Rufus Wainwright, Boy George, and Lou Reed appear on I Am a Bird NowNext Quadrophenia was adapted into a 1979 film directed by Franc Roddam