I heard a political message in rock music. A liberation message. A message of freedom. I heard it in Elvis' voice.
On any given night, what allows me to get to that higher ground is the audience.
I wouldn't be windmilling a Fender Telecaster if it weren't for Pete Townshend.
Hey man, did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud.
You can beat on your chest, hell, any monkey can.
My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my own feelings about gay and lesbian civil rights.