I played the guitar for ten years before I realized it wasn't a weapon. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
He is the king. If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Although I dig my guitar playing, I think it's kind of an obvious situation; I play what I want to play within… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday / And I get on my knees and pray. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
If I were to have my own brand of guitars, they would have to be industructable. — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
When The Who first started, we were playing blues, and I dug the blues and I knew what I was supposed to… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxophone, but I couldn't blow… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
My father had played the guitar when he was young, and my uncle Jack had worked for Kalamazoo, before the war, developing… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
I didn't start to collect records and listen to guitar players properly until I went to art school, when I'd already been… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Many were starting to use computerized synthesizers & drum machines to produce an entirely new style of music. It was being punted… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Link is a quiet man to meet- easy and courteous. His music, though, betrays that deep inside he gets very very mean… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
We have to focus on his early work, and just one or two of his movies, and elements of his TV shows,… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
A lot of writing I do on tour. I do a lot on airplanes. At home, I write a lot, obviously. When… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
We've got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands. — Pete Townshend Copy Share
“I was surprised at how much I enjoyed meeting fans face to face. They're less scary when they aren't going nuts at a Who… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
Although I dig my guitar playing, I think it's kind of an obvious situation; I play what I want to play within my own… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
I'M FREE! - I'm free, And freedom tastes of reality, I'm free - I'm free, An' I'm waiting for you to follow me. — Pete Townshend Copy Share
“Roger Daltrey had been expelled for smoking, but was still impudently showing up on campus to visit his various cronies. I'd first met him… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
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… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
Rock music is important to people , because it allows them to escape this crazy world. It allows them not to run away from… — Pete Townshend Copy Share
Everything that has befallen you happened simply cause it crossed your mind. — Pete Townshend Copy Share
Water is more precious than oil. Both are more precious than music. Music won't heat a house or help a plant to grow. — Pete Townshend Copy Share
