232 Quotes by Pete Townshend

Rumors went round that I might be gay. In some ways, I was happy w/ this. Larry Rivers proved to me that a gay man could be wild, attractive, and courageous; in any case one's sexuality was becoming less of an issue every day. One of the great things about the British Mod movement was that being macho was no longer the only measure of manhood.

If you don't want anyone to know anything about you, don't write anything.

Punk rock was the tsunami that threatened to drown us all in 1977.

Barriers were being torn down. Where Freddie Mercury was trying to keep his homosexuality from the front pages, Boy George was openly & outrageously gay.

Life's a bitch and so am I.

When you're part of a gang, you soon find the parts of you that don't fit. These apparent defects can become assets; they're the things about you that make you interesting & useful.

I've learned a huge amount because I've been tested and, more importantly, I've been trusted.

The music we play has to be tomorrow's, the things we say have to be today, and the reason for bothering is yesterday.

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.