Occupation: Musician Birth: May 19, 1945
The fact of the matter is, I'm f**king brilliant. Not 'was' brilliant. 'Am' brilliant..
We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries..
As a young man, every bone in my body wanted to pick up a machine gun and kill Germans. And yet I had absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly nobody….
It's sad when people break up..
Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday / And I get on my knees and pray..
Punk rock was the tsunami that threatened to drown us all in 1977..
I'm only interested in rites of passage stories..
Like so many addicts, I'd thought that if I could only sort out my life, I could then sort out my drinking. It was a revelation to see that it would ….
I've learned a huge amount because I've been tested and, more importantly, I've been trusted..
I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more discip….
People try to put us down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (….
In the midnight of a soul's unsleeping, hear the waterfall of women weeping. Hear the distant noise of traffic stalling, hear the prostituted childre….
I believe rock can do anything, it's the ultimate vehicle for everything.
The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not really skilled in any ot….
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..
Songwriting is best. It's the hardest ... finest ... tightest. It also requires the most discipline..
It makes me angry when people insist that I have a responsibility to do what they think I should do..
It's an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know..
I don't need to fight / To prove I'm right / I don't need to be forgiven.
Give love, and keep blood between brothers.