A biography for Roger Daltreyhasn’t been written yet.
“European fisheries are a disaster. The American fisheries are well-kept.”
“I don't care what people say about me.”
“I'm not always the most diplomatic person.”
“Imagine if you could go watch Mozart today, even if it's the last, crappiest show he ever played. What a thrill that would be.”
“I don't over-sing anymore, which I used to suffer from terribly because I couldn't hear myself.”
“Rock & roll was the only thing I wanted to get into.”
“I always used to develop a cold going into the studio.”
“I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed.”
“Monterey, I remember, but I seem to remember the Fillmore West, that we played the week before Monterey. That was much more memorable for me. The first time in San Francisco. They were good gigs.”
“I'm realistic about my age and realistic about the fact that there's an awful lot less in front of me than there is behind me. I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.”
“I don't like Tommy on Broadway at all. I like the music, I'm pleased with Pete's success but I don't like what they've done to it.”
“I know without our fans and the devotion of our fans we wouldn't be here. I don't mean to put them down, but I'm just stating a fact that it is hard to play to people that see you all the time and it takes a lot of fun out of it in some ways.”
“I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together.”
“Well, for the My Generation album, there was nothing to be nervous about in them days. We used to take every day as it came. Every day was just a gig and I think we did the recording between gigs literally.”
“I enjoy singing; being in touch with something that is inside of me.”
“Fifty per cent of rock is having a good time.”
“I love Adele. That's a lead singer; that's the real deal.”
“I don't think there's any way it could have failed. We don't know failure in this band. We didn't know failure. We got to know it a little after awhile but at that time there was no such word.”