THE WHO Guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND To Release Debut Novel, The Age Of Anxiety, In November
March 5, 2019, 5 years ago
The first novel from The Who guitarist Pete Townshend, entitled The Age Of Anxiety, will be available on November 5th.
The Age Of Anxiety is a great rock novel, but that is one of the less important things about it. The narrator is a brilliant creation - cultured, witty and unreliable. The novel captures the craziness of the music business and displays Pete Townshend’s sly sense of humour and sharp ear for dialogue. First conceived as an opera, The Age Of Anxiety deals with mythic and operatic themes including a maze, divine madness and long-lost children. Hallucinations and soundscapes haunt this novel, which on one level is an extended meditation on manic genius and the dark art of creativity.
Says Pete Townshend: "Ten years ago I decided to create a magnum opus that would combine opera, art installation and novel. Suddenly here I am with a completed novel ready to publish. I am an avid reader and have really enjoyed writing it. I am also happy to say the majority of the music is composed, ready to be polished up for release and performance. It’s tremendously exciting."
Fans can pre-order the book via various links here.
(Photo - Terry McGough)
