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Word: quadrophenia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...disappointing a sentiment this is from the formerly passionate mod who hoped he died before he got old and who wrote, in the rock-opera "Quadrophenia": "If you let them do it to you, you've got yourself to blame/It's you who takes the blame/It's you who feels the shame...

Author: By Jennifer A. Kingson, | Title: Townshend's Horse Fetish | 9/26/1985 | See Source »

...Effects Wizard John Dykstra (Star Wars) and a cast that includes Sting, 31, the leader and vocalist of rock's hottest group, the Police. In the established tradition of such rockers turned actors as Mick Jagger and Deborah Harry, Sting brings to Dune his own past credits, from Quadrophenia and Brimstone and Treacle. Not to mention an ability to whip himself up into a manic frenzy. He learned that skill for the electric stage acts that have caused the concerts on the Police's upcoming U.S. tour to be sold out just hours after they were announced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 25, 1983 | 7/25/1983 | See Source »

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