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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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Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the cinema were black and white. It was a gray world. And music somehow was in color. – Pete Townshend

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What Im trying to do is find either existing properties or come up with properties or angles or stories which will create music drama. Its my obsession and most of all I would like to remain working in theatre. I think its very much alive. – Pete Townshend

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I dont 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. – Pete Townshend

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