Roger Daltrey Quotes

I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back.
Roger Daltrey

Fight, Learned, Tough

I hope I die before I get old.
Roger Daltrey

Hope, Die, Before

First of all, you have to understand that I'm like anybody else. When I hear my voice on a record I absolutely loathe my voice. I cannot stand my voice.
Roger Daltrey

Understand, Cannot, Else

You know, I was a school rebel. Whatever they said do, I didn't do. I was totally anti-everything.
Roger Daltrey

School, Said, Whatever

You're better off being a brick layer if you're going to play guitar than a sheet metal worker.
Roger Daltrey

Play, Guitar, Off

All you could do was to see them. We were backstage when the Beatles were on and you could just about hear a noise. It was just literally screaming.
Roger Daltrey

Hear, Noise, Beatles

But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man.
Roger Daltrey

Hard, Bully, Seem

European fisheries are a disaster. The American fisheries are well-kept.
Roger Daltrey

American, Disaster, European

Every generation of rock musician will understand that we wouldn't be anywhere without the support of teenagers buying the records.
Roger Daltrey

Rock, Understand, Support

Fifty per cent of rock is having a good time.
Roger Daltrey

Time, Good, Rock

I always used to develop a cold going into the studio.
Roger Daltrey

Used, Cold, Develop

I call it fan fatigue. I went to see Bob Dylan last year, who I think is absolutely incredible, but he suffers from his audience.
Roger Daltrey

Last, Year, Call

I can't retire.
Roger Daltrey

I don't care what people say about me.
Roger Daltrey

I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed.
Roger Daltrey

Change, Rock, Illusion

I don't know many singers who actually do like the sound of their own voice.
Roger Daltrey

Actually, Voice, Sound

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.
Roger Daltrey

Success, Music, Done

I don't over-sing anymore, which I used to suffer from terribly because I couldn't hear myself.
Roger Daltrey

Used, Hear, Anymore

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.
Roger Daltrey

Time, Failure, After

I enjoy singing; being in touch with something that is inside of me.
Roger Daltrey

Enjoy, Touch, Singing

I feel there must be an enormous amount of really talented songwriters out there who can't sing.
Roger Daltrey

Sing, Talented, Amount

I know my faults, but I'm comfortable with me.
Roger Daltrey

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.
Roger Daltrey

Time, Fun, Hard

I live 50 miles from London and we've got some of the highest levels of teenage and childhood poverty in the country. It's disgusting. Just because it's a rural area, it gets forgotten.
Roger Daltrey

Live, Country, Poverty

I love Sell Out, I think it's great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It's got humor, great songs, irony.
Roger Daltrey

Love, Work, Humor

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Nationality: English

Born: March 1, 1944

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