Cigarette smoke is particularly hard on the (formerly) white binding on guitars. It turns an easily recognizable yellow after a few months. It's easy to tell instruments that have been played in smoke filled bar rooms.


Of course that's half (or more) of my equipment. Frankly I don't know how we survived.

An EX partner of mine-Preston Weber, had 1/2 his tongue cut out due to cancer, even though he never smoked.

Ruined his career and his life.


I smoked a pipe for 30 years, but quit 10 years ago after an oral cancer scare.


NASTY!


Russ