Quote by Pete Townshend
I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective:

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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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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What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh. – Pete Townshend

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I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and were really lazy and we play PlayStation. – Daniel Radcliffe

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Its language is a language which the soul alone understands, but which the soul can never translate. – Arnold Bennett

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What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They dont even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they dont like it. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres. – Pythagoras

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