Rumors went round that I might be gay. In some ways, I was happy w/ this. Larry Rivers proved to me that a gay man could be wild, attractive, and courageous; in any case one's sexuality was becoming less of an issue every day. One of the great things about the British Mod movement was that being macho was no longer the only measure of manhood.
Pete TownshendThe fact of the matter is, I'm f**king brilliant. Not 'was' brilliant. 'Am' brilliant.
Pete TownshendI know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won't be classified as just a man.
Pete Townshend