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My Take
Todd Rundgren is one of those rare musicians who genuinely does it all — and I mean that literally. The guy wrote, recorded, produced, and engineered his own albums at a time when most artists barely understood what a mixing board was, and then he turned around and produced landmark records for Meat Loaf, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall & Oates. His 1972 double album Something/Anything? is one of the great one-man-band achievements in rock history, and Hello It's Me still sounds like a warm hug from a college radio station. What I love most about Rundgren is that he's always been too restless and too weird for any single lane — prog rock with Utopia, power pop gems as a solo act, early experiments with interactive media and the internet — and he never seemed to care whether the mainstream kept up. Getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 felt long overdue, honestly, but at least it finally happened.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Todd Rundgren
- Name (Japanese)
- トッド・ラングレン
- Reading
- とっど・らんぐれん
- Born
- June 22, 1948 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- singer / radio personality / singer-songwriter / guitarist / composer
2. Background
- High school
- Upper Darby High School
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Todd Rundgren born?
Born June 22, 1948 (age 78).
Where is Todd Rundgren from?
Todd Rundgren is from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Todd Rundgren do?
Todd Rundgren works as singer, radio personality, singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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