"Pete is almost stone deaf. He deafened himself in the recording studio, and when we last performed he had to stand right next to the speakers to hear anything. I don't know what Pete will do. I don't want to do a tour and him end up completely deaf."
I certainly hope the Who don't tour again.
One of the greatest rock bands iof all times, the Who never fully recovered from Keith Moon's death and there seems to be no reason for Pete Townsend to go completely deaf performing inferior versions of their greatest hits.
Townsend can keep writing even deaf (I would guess). The Who's last album, Endless Wire, wasn't bad at all.