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10 classic onstage injuries

From the plain-stupid to the hard-as-nails

Total GuitarSeptember 27, 2011, 15:52 GMT

Pete Townshend, 1989, Washington

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Pete Townshend, 1989, Washington

If you mess-up your signature stage move, you've only yourself to blame.

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