Live fast, die young and
leave a beautiful corpse, he
may have been an actor but
it seems rock stars have
been taking James Dean's
advice. They are notorious
for their 'crash and burn'
lifestyles and now there is
scientific data to prove
hard rockers really do die
young.
A study of more than 1,000
mainly British and North
American artists, from Elvis
Presley to rapper Eminem,
found they were two to three
times more likely to suffer
a premature death than the
general population.
Researchers at Liverpool
John Moores University
studied a sample of stars
from the rock, punk, rap, RB,
electronic and new age
genres. Mark Bellis, leader
of the study, said his
research showed the
stereotype of rock stars was
true - recreational drugs
and alcohol-fuelled parties
take a toll.
The report found that,
between two and 25 years
after the onset of fame, the
risk of death was two to
three times higher for music
stars than for members of
the general population
matched for age, sex,
nationality and ethnic
background.
In all, 100 of the stars
studied had died. They
included Elvis Presley, Jim
Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Janis
Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
The average age of death was
42 for North American stars
and 35 for European stars.
Source: Google
