“Do you realize why is it I'm so driven to operate within the Establishment? It's vengeance. 'Hope I die before I get old' is something I still have to live with, but not for the reason many people think. I have to be very, very vigilant not to become one of those people I despised.”

“Life's a bitch and so am I.”

“Announcer - "And where are you from Pete?"Pete Townshend - "London, I'm from London."Announcer - "London where, exactly?"Pete - "London, England”

“The Who got paid 4000 pounds during those days, but we always smashed our equipment that cost more than 5000 pounds.”

“If you don't want anyone to know anything about you, don't write anything.”

“Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them”

“Can't pretend that growin' older never hurts.”