Although not as well known amid the modern-day torment of miming and boy bands, British rocker, Pete Townshend has plans to present us with his new look on life.

A passionate guitarist since the age of just 12, the now 64-year ancient alumnus of musical icons, ‘The Who’ is working on a modern ‘rock opera’ to join his previous classics, 1975’s ‘Tommy’ and the 1979 punk-era themed ‘Quadrophenia.’

�I am writing a new musical,� Pete reveals on his blog. �Floss is an ambitious new project for me. In this case the songs are interspersed with surround-sound effects and musical montages.�

And the tale sounds right up Pete’s street, �When Walter tries to return to music after a 15-year hiatus, he finds that what he composes reminds him of the ecology-rooted, apocalyptic mindset of his generation. Shaken by this and other personal difficulties, he and his wife, Floss, become estranged.�

As the man who wrote that evergreen anthem of angst-riddled youth, ‘My Generation� at just 23, Pete was quite candid about how his music has changed, �I want to take on aging and mortality, using the powerfully mad context of rock �n’ roll.� he clarified to the Live4Ever scribes.

Along with Roger Daltrey � the band’s only other survivor – Pete is due to be touring quite soon and wants to try-out some ‘Floss’ at their shows. But Roger is not sounding keen. In fact, the two have been sparring like uber-rich brats! But Pete says the new work will be ready in 2011, so we’ll just have to be patient and download it then…