Mr Stringsinger, I feel you are bending the truth more than a little.

Smoking is NOT an "occupational hazard" for musicians and nor has it been since the introduction of the smoking ban around seven years ago.

(Scotland 26th March 2006,Wales 2nd April 2007,Northern Ireland 30th April 2007, England 1st July 2007)

Ireland introduced their ban on smoking in public places on 29th March 2004.

While you, and many others who have contributed to this discussion, may not condone smoking, nor like the smell of stale smoke on the people around you (and I do appreciate that having been both a smoker and a non smoker)would you all please deal with facts not fiction.