Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the cinema were black and white. It was a gray world. And music somehow was in color.
PETE TOWNSHENDIt’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.
More Pete Townshend Quotes
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Man makes machines to man the machines that make the machines.
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It’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.
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I don’t really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.
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It’s the most psychedelic experience I ever had, going to see Hendrix play. When he started to play, something changed: colors changed, everything changed.
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Prayer TV looks like pay TV to me.
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I’M FREE! – I’m free, And freedom tastes of reality, I’m free – I’m free, An’ I’m waiting for you to follow me.
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It’s like the mod thing is happening again.
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It’s terrible feeling like an eligible bachelor but no women seeming to agree with you.
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I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called ‘rock and roll.’
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There’s a man upon that ledge, he’s only cleaning windows. What a shame for the pain we’re missing. Gonna lean back on my wall and pray for him to fall.
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Good old Pete. That’s me. But I find it hard to think of myself in the first person when I’m writing about The Who. So many times he has willingly sat down to write about the good old Who. Isn’t he too old to masturbate?
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I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine.
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If I were to have my own brand of guitars, they would have to be industructable.
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I am an animal, my teeth are sharp and my mouth is full, and the passion is strong.
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When people keep repeating That you’ll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can’t seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the door To your heart.
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