"Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful. Pictures of Lily let me sleep at night. Pictures of Lily solved my childhood problems. Pictures of Lily make me feel alright."

"I'm a boy, I'm a boy, But my ma won't admit it. I'm a boy, I'm a boy, But if I say I am, I get it."

"You think we look pretty good together; You think my shoes are made of leather.But I'm a substitute for another guy. I look pretty tall but my heels are high. The simple things you see are all complicated; I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah."

"I can go anyway, way I choose I can live anyhow, win or lose. I can go anywhere, for something new. Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose.I can do anything, right or wrong I can talk anyhow, and get along. Don't care anyway, I never lose Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose."

"Got a feeling inside. Can't explain. It's a certain kind. Can't explain. I feel hot and cold. Can't explain. Way down in my soul, yeah. Can't explain."

"The deal done with the EU has a gaping hole where the promised free movement for musicians should be. Everyone on a European music tour will now need costly work permits for many countries they visit and a mountain of paperwork for their equipment."

"What's it got to do with the rock business?"

"From The Kids are Alright documentary:"

"I think that if John could choose a way to die, it would be just the way it really was."

"Think lucky. Be lucky."

"Only love Can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea. Only love Can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers' Laying in the fields.Love, reign o'er me. Love, reign o'er me, rain on me."

"Inside outside, Leave me alone. Inside outside, Nowhere is home. Inside outside, Where have I been? Out of my brain On the five fifteen! Out of my brain on the train."

"Meet the new boss Same as the old boss."

"We'll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet. And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of all wrong. They decide and the shotgun sings the song.I'll tip my hat to the new constitution; Take a bow for the new revolution. Smile and grin at the change all around. Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday. Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again."

"If I swallow anything evil, Put your finger down my throat. If I shiver, please give me a blanket; Keep me warm, let me wear your coat."

"No one knows what it's like To be the bad man; To be the sad man Behind blue eyes.No one knows what it's like To be hated; To be fated, To telling only lies.But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be.I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free."

"I'm goin' home, And when I wanna go home, I'm goin' mobile. Well, I'm gonna find a home And we'll see how it feels. Goin' mobile, Keep me movin'."

"I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces. I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea. I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains. I'll sing my song to the free, to the free."

"I'd gladly lose me to find you. I'd gladly give up all I had To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad.I'd pay any price just to get you. I'd work all my life and I will To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed.I'd call that a bargain, The best I ever had."

"Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals. I get my back into my living. I don't need to fight To prove I'm right. I don't need to be forgiven.Don't cry; Don't raise your eyes; It's only teenage wasteland."

"See Me; Feel Me. Touch Me; Heal Me.Listening to you, I get the music. Gazing at you, I get the heat. Following you, I climb the mountain, I get excitement at your feet.Right behind you, I see the millions. On you, I see the glory; From you, I get opinion; From you, I get the story."

"We're not gonna take it, Never did and never will. Don't want no religion; And as far as we can tell, We ain't gonna take you, Never did and never will. We're not gonna take you. We forsake you, Gonna rape you, Let's forget you better still."

"I'm free-I'm free. And freedom tastes of reality. I'm free-I'm free. And I'm waiting for you to follow me."

"He ain't got no distractions Can't hear those buzzers and bells Don't see no lights a flashin' Plays by sense of smell Always gets a replay Never seen him fall That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball."

"Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball."

"If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played, And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way.Well, here's a poke at you, You're gonna choke on it too. You're gonna lose that smile, Because all the while,I can see for miles and miles. I can see for miles and miles."

"The kids couldn't hurt Jack. They tried and tried and tried. They dropped things on his back, And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied.But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping. And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy."

"Look, he's crawling up my wall, Black and hairy, very small. Now he's up above my head, Hanging by a little thread.Boris the spider. Boris the spider."

"I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl; That's fine, I know them all pretty well. But I know sometimes I must get out in the light. Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright. The kids are alright."

"People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around. (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old.(Talkin' 'bout my generation)"

"You can hear it in the street, See it in the dragging feet. The word is getting out about control. Spies they've come and gone, The story travels on. The only quiet place is inside your soul.From tree to tree, From you to me, Travelling twice as fast as on any freeway. Every single dream wrapped up in the scheme, They all get carried on the relay. Pass it on."

"Do you really think I care, What you read or what you wear? I want you to join together with the band. There's a million ways to laugh, And every one's a path. Come on and join together with the band."

"We became rich later than I expected. Now I'm too old to enjoy my money."

"Russell Harty: You're all married, aren't you? The Who (various): Eh? Eh? No, no no. Keith Moon: I wouldn't marry this lot!"

"The "greatest Keith Moon-type drummer in the world," as he described himself"

"My friends call me Keith, but you can call me John."

"The day you open your mind to music, you're halfway to opening your mind to life."

"Russell Harty: Who does that machinery belong to, does it belong to you or to us? I mean who has to pay for it? Pete: It's alright."

"John [Entwistle] and I were listening to a stereo L.P. of The Beatles in which the voices come out of one side and the backing track comes out of the other. And when you actually hear the backing tracks of The Beatles without their voices, they're flippin' lousy."

"If you steer clear of quality, you're alright."

"That was bowling."

"I don't think I even approach being a lead player; I think I'm very much part of a band and a riff-maker. I enjoy backing people up and letting people ride on top...I'm musically happiest when I feel I'm driving everyone else to do good things, when I'm not being the pin man."

"Talk is cheap but I can't afford it""

"She likes the Godsmack and I like Agent Orange.She'll never know that I'm the best that she'll never haveDoes a mullet make a man?"

"If I was a cat, and someone threw me off the roof to see if I would land on my feet, I would flip twice and land on my back. Just to piss them off."