Townsend’s LOUD WARNING
Pete Townshend has warned iPod users that the continual use of earphones might eventually ruin their hearing. ‘I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal components deaf,’ he said on his website. Asked if he regretted playing his music so loud, Townshend confirmed that ‘yes it is a bit cold for this time of year.’ The Who’s management has moved to deny rumours that the band plans to regroup later in the year but tour under the name The What.
Meanwhile, Roger Daltrey refused to reply to interviewers’ questions but later confirmed via his solicitor that his long-time practice of removing his shirt during concerts has led him to develop arthritic nipples. ‘Mr. Daltrey would like to advise all young people who remove their shirts that they might be doing long-term damage to their nipples.’
