Like so many addicts, I'd thought that if I could only sort out my life, I could then sort out my drinking. It was a revelation to see that it would be simpler the other way around

Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired.

All good art cannot help but confront denial on its way to truth.

Many were starting to use computerized synthesizers & drum machines to produce an entirely new style of music. It was being punted by the critics that the guitar was old hat; I was reminded of the way my father & his clarinets were written off in the late Fifties.

Keith Moon is not interested in Jazz and won't ever be a Jazz drummer because he's more interested in looking good and being screamed at.

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

Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them