As far as the zoot suit thing goes, you're all correct. But Pete is not referencing any Mexican-Americans or New York City gangsters, it was an outfit some mods used to wear and like babathespider says, is also a reference to The Who's past. Which ya know, is what the whole album is about.
As far as the zoot suit thing goes, you're all correct. But Pete is not referencing any Mexican-Americans or New York City gangsters, it was an outfit some mods used to wear and like babathespider says, is also a reference to The Who's past. Which ya know, is what the whole album is about.