232 Quotes by Pete Townshend

For a while I was perfectly happy not performing with ‘The Who.’ From 1982 to 1989 I felt ‘The Who’ did not exist. I let the band go, in my heart. However, Roger Daltrey had other ideas. He would not let go.

If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you’d laugh and say nothing that simple, but you’ve been told many times before messiah’s point you to the door though no one’s got the guts to leave the temple.

I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I’m more disciplined today.

Is your perception of ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ so shallow that it’s violated by dancing raisins?

I’m only interested in rites of passage stories.

We’ve got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands.

I just could not believe that 30 years later we’re still looking at people who are supposed to write little 2-minute pop that when they actually try to do something that’s a little bit more they regard it as pretentious.

He is the king. If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and ‘Rumble,’ I would have never picked up a guitar.

Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and that there is a Savior. But I won’t mention his name in a song just to get a cheap play.