In 1991, after Townshend had broken his wrist in a cycling accident and could not play guitar, he responded to a request from the PACE Theatrical Group for the rights to a Broadway musical adaptation of "Tommy".
He responded to a request from the PACE Theatrical Group for the rights to a Broadway musical adaptation of "Tommy". This was in 1991. Townshend had broken his wrist in a cycling accident. Townshend could not play guitar.