I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called 'rock and roll.'
Pete Townshend
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More quotes by Pete Townshend
- We tried not to age, but time had its rage.
- I want to age with some dignity.
- I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.
- I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.
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