Pete Townshend: The Unimportance Of Being Townshend
Paul Morley, NME, 12 March 1983
BEFORE I begin my latest erratic arrangement I must state my position, of which I'm certain. I have never thought that if Peter Townshend cut himself shaving he would 'bleed rock and roll'.
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