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How Musicians Die
Washington Post via ZeroHedge.com ^
| 30 December 2016
| Washington Post via Tyler Durden
Posted on 12/30/2016 7:28:48 PM PST by Rockitz
The passing of George Michael this week reminded many of the seemingly short life expectancy of musicians (and performers in general). In fact, as on study found, while blues, jazz, and country singers typically live as long as the average American; rock, techno, punk, metal, rap, and hip hop stars die significantly sooner.
I hope I die before I get old, The Whos Roger Daltrey sang in My Generation in 1965. This didnt happen for Daltrey, who is now a ripe 71, but it did to many other musicians.
Dianna Theadora Kenny, a professor of psychology and music at the University of Sydney, has conducted a statistical study of premature death among musicians.
As The Washington Post notes, she found that musicians from older genres including blues, jazz, country and gospel have similar lifespans to American people their own age. The life expectancy for R&B musicians is slightly lower, while the life expectancy for newer genres like rock, techno, punk, metal, rap and hip hop is significantly shorter.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: chitchat; lifestyle; music
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To: Artemis Webb
Spontaneous combustion did not make the list on the chart I see...perhaps part of accidental....happens more often then you’d think....
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posted on
12/30/2016 7:57:23 PM PST
by
reed13k
To: Rockitz
For bluegrass, they would all be in one column.. alcohol.
To: Rockitz
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:01:43 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: Rockitz
Speaking of defying the odds, everyone who was/is in Van Halen is still alive...
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:03:53 PM PST
by
W.
(A funny thing happened on the way to the forum...)
To: MarvinStinson
Only as backup for ELO. Saw Jeff Lynne of ELO at the Hollywood Bowl in September with the family. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra did great!
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:06:23 PM PST
by
Rockitz
(This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
To: PlateOfShrimp
"HAH! Hahahahaha! Bwahahaha! ROTFLOL! Snort....chortle".
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:12:16 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
To: MarvinStinson
Classical music still exists.
We have season tickets to the Symphony Orchestra and enjoy a few hours of classical music several times a year.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:12:31 PM PST
by
LucyT
(>>>> "You're not paranoid, they want you dead." <<<<)
To: Rockitz
George Michael, when all is said and done, will have passed due to AIDS.
But.. That will never be admitted.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:12:34 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Rebelbase
He’s 73. I hope that I live that long.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:16:50 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
My musician husband died at 53 - heart attack - doing just what you described.
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12/30/2016 8:17:38 PM PST
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: reed13k
From the linked article:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kenny finds that accidents including car crashes and drug overdoses are a huge cause of premature death for musicians, accounting for almost 20 percent of all deaths across genres.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:18:34 PM PST
by
TChad
(Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
To: Churchillspirit
I’m so sorry. So young. It must have been such a shock.
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12/30/2016 8:19:51 PM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: TChad
"Rap/Hip Hop musicians are in a very dangerous line of work."
Almost as dangerous as being an Iranian Nuclear Scientist.
To: Timpanagos1
Only thing more dangerous than being a rap or hip hop "artist" is being an aspiring one.
To: TChad
sorry should have read further...
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:34:12 PM PST
by
reed13k
To: Rockitz
Drugs and alcohol?
Just a shot in the dark. ,;)
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:36:54 PM PST
by
proud American in Canada
(May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
To: trisham
Thank you...thirty years ago, but at least he did not have to experience the rigors of growing old.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:39:22 PM PST
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: Churchillspirit
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:41:45 PM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Rockitz
As The Washington Post notes, she found that musicians from older genres including blues, jazz, country and gospel have similar lifespans to American people their own age. Time was blues singers (and country singers) died well before they reached 50.
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posted on
12/30/2016 8:42:31 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
To: Rebelbase
Every cigarette you smoke cuts 10 minutes off you life ...
... and adds it to Keith Richards.
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