From Matt Thorne, 6.06:

Re: pop stars and hearing loss:
 
http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/melody/73/tinnitus.html

[From James Scudamore, 4.06]

Suspect you've heard this (no pun intended) several times already, but Roger Daltrey has been in the press recently talking about how he's going deaf after so many years on stage:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/articles/22040167?source=Daily%20Mail

Best

James

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