> Absolutely. Pete Townshend's deaf in one ear and has severe tinnitus, and he doesn't blame Marshall stacks (or even the still louder Hiwatt amps he actually u

> Absolutely. Pete Townshend's deaf in one ear and has severe tinnitus, and he doesn't blame Marshall stacks (or even the still louder Hiwatt amps he actually used), he blames headphones in the studio. Eddie Van Halen attributed his cancer to biting on metal guitar picks, and not his legendarily heavy smoking habit. Not sure we can put much stock in either.