Pete Townshend is alive and kicking.

News of the guitarist Pete Townshend’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world.

The principal songwriter, was born into a musical family in Chiswick, West London, on May 19, 1945.

His father Cliff played the alto saxophone with the RAF dance band The Squadronaires, and his mother Betty Dennis sang professionally.

An aunt encouraged him to learn piano but after seeing the movie Rock Around The Clock in 1956 he was drawn to rock’n’roll.

The spring of 2019 saw the announcement of Pete’s new novel The Age of Anxiety which followed with an album of his music in 2020.

Is Pete Townshend still alive?

The alleged demise of Pete Townshend gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. Pete Townshend’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’.

But we can confirm that he is very much alive and doing well.

Where does Pete Townshend  live?

He still stays at the Wick in Richmond Hill, London, England.

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