We weren't wealthy but we definitely weren't poor. We were incredibly rich because there was a wonderful community in Shepherd's Bush, where I grew up. All my friends were into villainy and crime.

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

I'm realistic about my age and realistic about the fact that there's an awful lot less in front of me than there is behind me. I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever.

Rock n' roll seems to have changed society much more than any politician, I think it really has.

We lived the life with Keith Moon. It was all Spinal Tap magnified a thousand times.