The Who is dead — until Pete Townshend decides differently. That’s how Roger Daltrey, the Who’s former singer and reunion champion, feels these days. “Pete’s a Broadway producer now,” says Daltrey, referring to Townshend’s Tony winning production of “The Who’s Tommy.” “If I had my way, I’d be back doing it with the Who tomorrow.”

Daltrey, who has little good to say about the stage adaptation of “Tommy,” says he keeps the peace with Townshend these days by keeping the band at arm’s length. “I don’t even talk to Pete about the Who anymore,” he says. “There are two guys in the band (Daltrey and bassist John Entwistle) who really want to do it, and one guy who’s had enough of it. We’ve all got other things going on in our lives.”

For Daltrey, the biggest other thing is “Daltrey Sings Townshend,” a tribute concert that will be staged Feb. 23-24 at New York’s Carnegie Hall and broadcast on pay-per-view cable on Feb. 26. Townshend and Entwistle are scheduled to perform at the show, along with the Spin Doctors, the Chieftains, Lou Reed, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes and the Julliard Orchestra.

“It’s going to still be rock ’n’ roll,” says Daltrey, who turns 50 March 1. “It’s not going to be schmaltzy. I sat down and said ‘What can I do? What do I like best?’ What I like best is the music of Pete Townshend. And that’s what people want to see me sing most.”