LEGENDARY rock star Roger Daltrey said today The Who are playing the best shows they have ever played and he will keep on fronting the band for as long as he can.

The Who front man was speaking at an event in Hampshire for the Teenage Cancer Trust , of which he is a patron, when he made the comments about the band he formed in 1964.

The 71-year-old rocker, who this year headlined Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage, recently revealed that his insurance company will no longer let him perform two shows in a row as medical experts have told him he needs to allow his vocal cords to recover.

Speaking about the future of the band, Daltrey said: "There are only the two of us left and we are just enjoying it while it lasts.

"I think the music has stood the test of time and I really think we do it well - we do the best shows now that we have ever done.

"And I am my harshest critic, we are ruthless on ourselves.

"Whether you're playing Glastonbury or a pub with 10 people you want to play well.

"And we are getting a lot of younger fans too."

Vocalist Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend are the only two remaining original members of the four piece that has been a major influence on rock music since their formation.

He was speaking at an event in Gosport, Hants, where he met young people who had been diagnosed cancer and showed them around a 70ft ocean racing yacht.

The yacht is due to set off on the round the world Clipper race later this month and will be raising money for the charity.

Daltrey, who has been a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust since 1990, said: "Teenage Cancer Trust is another big part of my life.

"It's about building a community and about raising awareness and to get enough people to realise what the charity does.

"We are hoping to get a sponsor for one of the boats and have a Teenage Cancer Trust boat in the race."

One of the young fans who met The Who singer, Dave Gregory, from Basingstoke, Hants, said: "I just didn't know what to say to him, I am such a massive fan of The Who and Roger Daltrey, I have all his solo stuff."

The 21-year-old, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in February, added: "He is such a solid bloke, he actually cares about the trust and he was not talking about himself but asking about us."