Kit turned around to me and said, "I think you should write something linear, something...
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Pete Townshend:
Kit turned around to me and said, "I think you should write something linear, something with continuity. Perhaps a ten-minute song." So I said, "You can't write a ten-minute song!" I mean, rock songs are two-minutes-fifty - by tradition! It's one of the traditions, you know, they only allowed you one modulation, four chords, or five - you know, five chords, you might be up before the committee. Ten minutes? It's ridiculous!
Kit turned around to me and said, "I think you should write something linear, something with continuity. Perhaps a ten-minute song." So I said, "You can't write a ten-minute song!" I mean, rock songs are two-minutes-fifty - by tradition! It's one of the traditions, you know, they only allowed you one modulation, four chords, or five - you know, five chords, you might be up before the committee. Ten minutes? It's ridiculous!
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and so Kit turned around to me
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and said I think you should write something linear
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something with continuity
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perhaps a ten minute song
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So I said You can't write a ten minute song
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I mean rock songs are two minutes 50 by tradition
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It's one of the traditions you know
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They only allowed you one modulation
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Four chords or five you know
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Five chords you might be up before the committee
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Ten minutes is ridiculous
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Movie Summary
Interviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.
