PETE TOWNSHEND - TOWNSHEND DEFENDS RELIGION FILM TRACK

TOWNSHEND DEFENDS RELIGION FILM TRACK

Rocker PETE TOWNSHEND allowed BILL MAHER to use THE WHO song THE SEEKER in his satirical documentary about religion - after the comedian "badgered" him to agree.
The guitarist admits he initially refused to give permission for the track to be used in Religulous - but gave in because the film is "not an important moment in the history of religion".
He tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Bill Maher is a comedian. I am a songwriter. I have faith in what I would call God, but I am not a religious man. I don't want to press my views on other people.
"Maher seems to have the wish to question and make fun of the sanity of we believers. I'm happy to say I'd prefer to be my kind of crazy than his kind of cynical, but... we live in a free society... Maher's film is not an important moment in the history of religion.
"So when I first refused the use of my song (for a very modest fee by the way) and Maher badgered me, I decided to allow it. If you have problems with this film, talk to Bill Maher. If you really want to know where I am on my spiritual journey, listen to the song."