No, I was two years older than the other guys. I was a war baby. My family were a lot poorer than they were. I'd had to fight too hard for anything I had in my life and to smash things up for me.

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

My feeling was that I simply didn't have the enthusiasm to do reinvention.

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.

Nikki Lamborn has the best female rock voice since Janis Joplin and I know what I’m talking about, I knew Janis.

My love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days.

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