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Pete Townshend

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The legendary guitarist for The Who is famously known for his battles with tinnitus and partial deafness. This is believed to have been the result of extensive exposure to loud music, what with The Who's 1976 gig in London which was listed as one of the loudest concerts ever in the Guinness Book of Records and Keith Moon's exploding drum set during their 1967 appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.