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Rock band The Who have hinted at retirement after almost 60 years together.
Guitarist Pete Townshend, 77, claimed he and lead singer Roger Daltrey, 79, who are the only remaining bandmembers, are considering calling it a day due to their 'old' ages.
He revealed the pair may take inspiration from Sir Elton John, who will hang up his microphone after his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which comprises of 333 shows and will end in July 2023.
Pete told The Sun: 'It's difficult to make a decision going forward, to say we're going to do this or that, because we don't know how well we're going to be or how fit we're going to be.
'We're both old. That in itself has a downside because, apart from what you can or can't do on the stage, when you finish touring you come back to normal life – whatever it is that you decide to do to fill your time away from the road – and it's harder and takes longer.
'We don't know how well we're going to be': The Who have hinted at retirement after six decades (left: Roger Daltrey, right: Pete Townshend, pictured in 2019)
'So life slows down because it's so much harder getting up and down the stairs, but it also speeds up.'
Roger previously told Record Collector magazine: 'We're at that stage where it's obviously getting closer to retirement.
'But all the time we're doing well I'm never going to say we're not going to do something more in the future.
'I've always said that you don't give this business up, it gives you up.'
John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Doug Sandom were all members of The Who before their deaths, while Kenney Jones last performed with the band in 2014.
Back in January, The Who announced their first UK tour in almost six years.
The band will be accompanied by a full orchestra when it gets underway later this year.
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