(Just Wanna Be) Misunderstood

Pete Townshend (Who?) on Michael Moore:

I have nothing against Michael Moore personally, and I know Roger Daltrey is a friend and fan of his, but I greatly resent being bullied and slurred by him in interviews just because he didn’t get what he wanted from me. It seems to me that this aspect of his nature is not unlike that of the powerful and wilful man at the centre of his new documentary. I wish him all the best with the movie, which I know is popular, and which I still haven’t seen. But he’ll have to work very, very hard to convince me that a man with a camera is going to change the world more effectively than a man with a guitar.

[Via Colby Cosh. Post title alludes to this semi-obscure gem.]

Comments

[david giacalone]

Thanks for pointing over to Pete's diary entry; quite interesting. I like a guy who won't sell the rights to my youthful musical memories to just any pill, car or documentary maker.

Nonetheless, I sure hope no one will demand that our rock stars and propa-mentarians [docugandaists?] be as pure as Caesar or his wife.

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for you to allude to "Sally Ann with the Shaky Hand."