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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 Who’s Roger Daltrey sang in “My Generation” in 1965. This didn’t 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: Snickering Hound

I don’t know where it is, but I used to own the initial cover for Lynyrd Skynyrd’s album, with the flames behind them; I was about 16 or so.

I understand now it’s worth a lot of money given what happened to the group.

Oddly enough, I think it was destroyed in a fire in our house thanks to a dry Christmas tree.

R.I.P. to a great Southern band!


41 posted on 12/30/2016 8:43:38 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))
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To: PlateOfShrimp

LOL! God willing! :)


42 posted on 12/30/2016 8:44:28 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))
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To: MarvinStinson

Phillip Glass, Yo Yo Ma, and others write new pieces.

New operas are still being written and recorded.

Paul McCartney wrote something in the “classical” concept (instant classical?).

Orchestral or chamber might be more appropriate terms.


43 posted on 12/30/2016 8:45:53 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
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To: Jim from C-Town

Yes, also the guy from Def Leppard, Phil ?.

Sometimes they get their act in order.


44 posted on 12/30/2016 8:48:23 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))
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To: P.O.E.

Yes.... what a waste of great talent.


45 posted on 12/30/2016 8:50:42 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))
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To: Darksheare
George Michael, when all is said and done, will have passed due to AIDS. But.. That will never be admitted.

I thought it was heroin, but taking/giving it up the pooper didn't help, I'm sure. Lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle...
46 posted on 12/30/2016 8:52:30 PM PST by farming pharmer (www.sterlingheightsreport.com)
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To: proud American in Canada

Phil Collen?


47 posted on 12/30/2016 8:56:55 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: reed13k

ala Spinal Tap.


48 posted on 12/30/2016 9:02:22 PM PST by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: stevio

Yes. :)


49 posted on 12/30/2016 9:02:43 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Rockitz

The famous ones die when the “contract” they signed is up and called in.


50 posted on 12/30/2016 9:05:21 PM PST by Mandingo Conservative (Satan was like the first "community organizer", just ask Eve, the first liberal useful idiot!)
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To: MarvinStinson

The (IMHO) greatest American musician, Michael Rabin, died at 36 when, after polishing the parquet floor in his kitchen, slipped on it and hit his noggin on a chair, killing him.


51 posted on 12/30/2016 9:33:38 PM PST by punchamullah
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To: Rockitz

Alcohol and Pills

http://youtu.be/R2k0yRWc9Rs


52 posted on 12/30/2016 9:41:20 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: TChad

Wow Classical Music is not on there - GOOD!


53 posted on 12/30/2016 9:44:15 PM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: ez

I think so! Love that band.

Hysteria! When you’re near!

Happy New Year, FRiend. :)


54 posted on 12/30/2016 9:58:55 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))
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To: Patriot Babe

Yeah, the Insanity column was omitted.


55 posted on 12/30/2016 10:03:33 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: trisham
Growing old isn’t easy.

Sez who?

Grow old along with me - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Kathy Mattea - Where have you been?

Mrs BN & I concur...

56 posted on 12/30/2016 10:15:25 PM PST by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: trisham

He’s 73. I hope that I live that long.

looks like 93.


57 posted on 12/30/2016 10:17:56 PM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Jim from C-Town
Roger Daltrey is an exercise and fitness nut. He is in better shape than most men half his age. The same goes for Springsteen. He is able to give four hour concerts several days a week on tour even though he is eligible for Social Security.

They probably have not been drug addicts, chain smokers, and/or alcoholics.

58 posted on 12/30/2016 10:18:24 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: Blue Jays

Bon Scott of AC/DC only made it to 33 y.o.
Kurt Cobain was 27 y.o.
Jim Morrison was 27 y.o.
Janis Joplin was 27 y.o.
Jimi Hendrix was 27 y.o.

It seems the letter "J" is also rather unhealthy!

59 posted on 12/30/2016 11:01:42 PM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Rockitz

My favorite genres yield some that have died.

And I WOULD rather die than switch genres :)

I’d rather die than live in a world without Rock n Roll.

And I got bad news for ya, the VERY VAST majority or rockers stick around for a long time.

It’s sad when they die young, but we won’t leave the mark the Janice Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Moon, Bonham an others left on the world.

Everyone’s so worried about living as LONG as possible.

What good is it if you live for and contribute nothing?


60 posted on 12/30/2016 11:10:21 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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