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Most of the "stuff" Entwistle is referring to comes from an album he did eight years ago, called The Rock, along with re-mixes of his best solo work.

If you don’t remember The Rock, it’s because it was never officially released.

Like his fellow Who members — Roger Daltrey, Peter Townshend, Kenny Jones, who replaced original drummer, the late Keith Moon — they were musical pioneers. These British musicians fused melody and raw percussive sound to expand beyond the structural limitations of early rock ’n’ roll, to create their unique sound.

Will The Who get back together again?

“I don’t think so at all,” said Entwistle. “Actually, there’s not a chance. Pete is only willing to tour on his own.”

So whoever missed the 1989 World Tour, will never, according to Entwistle, get to see The Who again.

“I thought that it was going to be a great tour. I thought we would break new ground, but there was a lack of communication,” is the way Entwistle put it.

But Daltrey and Entwistle continue to collaborate. Their most recent project was 1994’s Daltrey Sings Townshend World Tour. Entwistle also lent his talent to Ringo Starr’s tour last year.

Not really known for being a composer, Entwistle did make his mark with “My Wife” and “Boris the Spider.” Despite all his contributions to The Who sound, Entwistle never fully shared center stage, especially when it came to books written about The Who.

“In all the books I’ve read about The Who, I was never in any of them and never asked to be interviewed,” said Entwistle. “So I figured I’d write my own version.

“It’s a funny book with amusing thoughts, not analytical. Since I consider all those books a waste, I’ve written my own little history.”

The book is planned to be published as a trilogy, broken down into various eras. The first will trace the band from their early days in England, to breaking into America through Woodstock, to the final chapter in Who history.

According to Entwistle, the book isn’t quite near completion, but he hopes to finish it sometime soon.

What he would write as his most memorable experience with The Who?

“I think the time I felt the best about The Who was when we did a tour in 1976 of America. It was the last tour Keith played on. We were at our peak. We walked away from every show saying it was a great one. There was a lot more eye contact and our improvisation started to work,” said Entwistle.

Entwistle tends to spend more time writing his book, drawing his lithographs, than on his songwriting skills.

“If I decide to do another solo album, then I’ll write, but I don’t write for the sake of writing,” explained Entwistle, who has no immediate plans for another solo album outside of his compilation release.

Having performed for more than three decades, Entwistle isn’t the least bit worried about his music standing up to future generations.

“My stuff already sounds pretty alternative,” said Entwistle, adding, “A lot of today’s music lacks melody and I think people are starting to look for that again.”

John Entwistle and his current bandmates, Steve Luongo on drums, Godfrey Townsend on guitar and Alan St. Jon on keyboards, are scheduled to play The Sting in New Britain on Saturday. Tickets are $12/$14. For more info, call 229-0880.