PETE TOWNSHEND QUICKLY RETRACTS iPOD WARNING

It's generally been accepted that Pete Tonwshend's deafness has been down to him hanging around on stages playing that loud music. "Not a bit of it" says the man himself:

"Studio headphones caused my hearing problems, rather than playing loudly on stage."

Townshend warns of trouble ahead with all these headphones we're using now, but then is quick to reassure the mighty Apple that he isn't suggesting their fine product is causing any problems:

"If you use an iPod or anything like it, or your child uses one, you may be OK. It may only be studio earphones that cause bad damage."

He does, though, finally state: "The downside may be that on our computers - for privacy, for respect to family and co-workers, and for convenience - we use earphones at almost every stage of interaction with sound."

Jim Turner, who rightly chided us for not mentioning this story yesterday, points out that "Pete of course knows more than most about computers and privacy."

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