The irony of a musician who famously proclaimed "...hope I die before I get old" writing a new collection of songs about growing old is not lost on Pete Townshend, who says his band will "...take on aging and mortality using the powerfully angry context of Rock & Roll." Floss, expected to be out in 2010, draws on the approach the Who used on its landmark releases Tommy and Quadrophenia to tell the story of a former club musician who is compelled to return to performing after one of his old songs gets used in a car ad campaign, bringing the fame and recognition that had eluded him in his youth. Townshend believes the project will have meaning for multiple generations because it addresses relationships between parents, children and grandchildren. The Who plan to take the show on the road in 2011.
New York Daily News
