The Who's Pete Townshend launches first novel, The Age of Anxiety

Townshend says his first fictional book - entitled The Age Of Anxiety - is autobiographical in nature. Photo: AFP

After penning best-selling albums such as Tommy and soundtracks like Quadrophenia with legendary rock band The Who, guitarist Pete Townshend has now written his first novel, which he says draws on his own experiences with drugs.

At the recent London launch of his debut work of fiction, Townshend, 74, said the book - entitled The Age Of Anxiety - contained "a lot of autobiographical stuff."