The 1975 song Genesis wrote as a tribute to a guitar hero: “I was a big fan”
“A subconscious tribute.”
Pete Townshend
The 1980 song Pete Townshend called his greatest work: “This is one of the best songs I’ve ever written”
Getting straight to the heart.
“Figurehead anarchists”: When Pete Townshend out-drunk the Sex Pistols in 1977
“Rock ‘n’ roll’s going down the f***ing pan!”
The 1969 The Who classic that Pete Townshend will always regret: “I’m embarrassed”
“I’m embarrassed. This sounds like a Music Hall song.”
The one singer Pete Townshend said had a heart of gold: “His work was inspiring”
Always playing for the right reasons.
The two rock stars who made Pete Townshend want to quit music: “Forcing my retirement”
Outshining his greatest work.
The 1977 song The Who’s Pete Townshend believed was the “modern ‘My Generation’”
A strong comparison.
The radical bands that scared “the shit out of” Pete Townshend: “They’ll play it on the radio in LA”
“You can’t hear the words…”