Pete Townshend says The Who have one “final” thing left to do before they “crawl off to die”

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Pete Townshed has said The Who have one “final” thing left to do before they “crawl off to die” in a new interview.Speaking with the New York Times, Townshend was asked about new music from the band, with the publication pointing out that the band had only done two new albums since 1983 and that Townshend’s last solo album arrived in 1993.Asked if he wanted to create new music, he replied in the affirmative, and said The Who want to do a final world tour.Townshend said: “I do and I think I will,” on being asked about creating new music.

He continued: “It feels to me like there’s a final tour where we play every territory in the world and then crawl off to die.

I don’t get much of a buzz from performing with The Who. If I’m really honest, I’ve been touring for the money. My idea of an ordinary lifestyle is pretty elevated.“I’ve been immensely creative and productive throughout that period, but I haven’t felt the need to put [new music] out.

And if I can make it personal, I don’t care whether you like it or not. When ‘White City’ came out and the sales were so slow, I thought ‘screw this.’ Nobody wanted me as I was – they wanted the old Pete.“AC/DC made 50 albums, but all their albums were the same.