It’s the link of the day: listen to your Uncle Pete, kids, he’s an icon.

Pete Townshend Warns iPod Users to turn it down before they go deaf.

And he’s not kidding, either. I personally managed to give myself mild tinnitus (which is permanent – as in forever, as in for the rest of my life) with my own iPod, and now I’m very careful with headphone volume because I want to continue to be able to hear things for awhile longer.

I even wear earplugs for gigs and rehearsals now, which I’m sure my dad will be glad to hear.