232 Quotes by Pete Townshend

Give blood, but you may find that blood is not enough.

Rough boys I wanna bite and kiss you.

I'm only interested in rites of passage stories.

What I'm trying to do is find either existing properties or come up with properties or angles or stories which will create music drama. It's my obsession and most of all I would like to remain working in theatre. I think it's very much alive.

We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows, to keep his memory pure. People now know that Elvis could play a mean rhythm guitar himself, and needed no other musicians to perform a great song. But Elvis was not just a rock star, he was an all-round entertainer.

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.

The facts don't always reveal the truth, but the truth always reveals the facts.

In order to have faith, or follow any other organized religion, I'd have to suspend a degree of disbelief.

I am an animal, my teeth are sharp and my mouth is full, and the passion is strong.