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.
Pete TownshendAs a young man, every bone in my body wanted to pick up a machine gun and kill Germans. And yet I had absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly nobody invited me to do the job. But that's what I felt that I was trained to do. Now no part of my upbringing was militaristic.
Pete TownshendWater is more precious than oil. Both are more precious than music. Music won't heat a house or help a plant to grow.
Pete TownshendIt makes me angry when people insist that I have a responsibility to do what they think I should do.
Pete Townshend