London  - British guitarist Pete Townshend, whose rock operas have included Quadrophenia and Tommy, revealed Tuesday that he is working on a new musical about getting old - at the age of 64.

"I hope I die before I get old," the former frontman of The Who wrote in his hit single My Generation more than 45 years ago.

"As a 19-year-old with My Generation, I wrote the most explicitly ageist song in rock. At 64, I now want to take on ageing and mortality, using the powerfully angry context of rock 'n' roll," he said.

Songs from the new work, to be called Floss, will first be heard on a new Who record to be released next year, with the musical itself having its premiere in 2011.

Townshend reunited with former The Who band member Roger Daltrey in 2006. (dpa)