Daltrey and Townshend to reunite

The Who’s Roger Daltrey is planning to go into the recording studio with longtime bandmate Pete Townshend in October to record a new album.

Townshend has been writing new songs and the duo will embark on a concert tour of Britain and Europe this autumn, Daltrey tells syndicated columnist Marilyn Beck.

Townshend was arrested for accessing a child pornography internet site and was formally cautioned by British authorities and placed on a register of sex offenders.

He claimed he was doing research for a planned autobiography which would deal with the sexual abuse he says he suffered as a child.

“He discussed the autobiography with me three years ago,” said Daltrey. “His ideals were completely innocent. If I’d thought for one millisecond that what he was being accused of was true, I’d never have stood up for him.”