The Who would never have been successful without two special people, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp

I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

I'm surrounded by good people. That's the measure of a good life. All the rest is flotsam.

Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever.

I live 50 miles from London and we've got some of the highest levels of teenage and childhood poverty in the country. It's disgusting. Just because it's a rural area, it gets forgotten.

I've never wanted to be anyone other than who I am.

I know without our fans and the devotion of our fans we wouldn't be here. I don't mean to put them down, but I'm just stating a fact that it is hard to play to people that see you all the time and it takes a lot of fun out of it in some ways.