John Entwistle quotes:

I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.

So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble.

I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it is dumb. At eighteen you should be able to do anything that you like, except get married.

With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can't scale the equipment down too far.

The first eight songs we were using someone else's monitors and it is hard to follow the changes when you are jamming if you can't hear those who you are jamming with.

I am writing a book and that takes third place of importance.

We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.

I have got an anthology album out. The American version has got the same mixes but the European version, I remixed them in the studio and added a couple of things that I have always wanted to add.

I deep sea fish a lot.

The Netherlands are wet, flat and full of stoned people.

We have nine hungry Rottweilers on the farm.

I supply the music for Vampires, which is a new series that's coming out.

I can't stand rap....people who can't sing do rap....you can sing rebellion as well as talk it....Hitler would have been in a rap band.

I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.

This band makes sure that we have whole sections of stuff that are free form so that they don't know what we are doing next, that is the fun part of playing. You are playing something that you haven't ever played before.

I ain't quiet.. everybody else is too loud.

I'm only interested in heavy metal when it's me who's playing it. I suppose it's a bit like smelling your own farts.

I ain't heard anyone play like I do in my band and I am very happy about that.

I don't wish my career on anyone.

I love playing for people.