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title: "2 Acoustic guitar Quotes By Pete Townshend"
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> [For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain that comes from playing electrics. Try cascades, for example. Drop arpeggios over open strings, and let the open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/for-an-electric-guitarist-to-solo-effectively-on-an-acoustic-guitar/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/pete-townshend-2499_acoustic-guitar_for-an-electric-guitarist-to-solo-effect_2053955.jpg)

> [A lot of writing I do on tour. I do a lot on airplanes. At home, I write a lot, obviously. When I write a song, what I usually do is work the lyric out first from some basic idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/a-lot-of-writing-i-do-on-tour-i-do-a-lot-on-airplanes-at-home-i-write/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/pete-townshend-2499_acoustic_a-lot-of-writing-i-do-on-tour-i-do-a-lot_3167530.png)

## More by Pete Townshend

> [Here comes the new boss Same as the old boss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/here-comes-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/what-we-learned-quite-early-on-is-what-was-really-important-to-early/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [We've got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/we-ve-got-to-fool-the-fools-and-plan-the-plans-we-must-rule-the-rules/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/i-was-surprised-at-how-much-i-enjoyed-meeting-fans-face-to-face-they/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/although-i-dig-my-guitar-playing-i-think-it-s-kind-of-an-obvious/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Rough boys I wanna bite and kiss you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/rough-boys-i-wanna-bite-and-kiss-you/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/i-m-free-i-m-free-and-freedom-tastes-of-reality-i-m-free-i-m-free-an/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/roger-daltrey-had-been-expelled-for-smoking-but-was-still-impudently/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/keith-moon-is-not-interested-in-jazz-and-won-t-ever-be-a-jazz-drummer/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Rock music is important to people , because it allows them to escape this crazy world. It allows them not to run away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/rock-music-is-important-to-people-because-it-allows-them-to-escape/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/hearing-loss-is-a-terrible-thing-because-it-cannot-be-repaired/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [I smash guitars because I like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/i-smash-guitars-because-i-like-them/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Everything that has befallen you happened simply cause it crossed your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/everything-that-has-befallen-you-happened-simply-cause-it-crossed/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Can't pretend that growin' older never hurts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/can-t-pretend-that-growin-older-never-hurts/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

> [Water is more precious than oil. Both are more precious than music. Music won't heat a house or help a plant to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/water-is-more-precious-than-oil-both-are-more-precious-than-music/)

[Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/)

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