Pete Townshend sat down with Stephen Colbert for an extended conversation on The Late Show, discussing The Who’s farewell tour, his difficult childhood, the incredible amount of unheard music in his vault, and the origins of works like “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia.” The GRAMMY and Tony winner opened up about his creative process and decades-long career with the legendary rock band. Townshend’s latest musical adventure, “Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet,” runs at New York City Center through Sunday.
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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