# Researchers say rock stars die young

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 5, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075 "2007-09-05T02:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075/1 "2007-09-05T02:15:04Z")

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> British and U.S. rock stars are two to three times more likely to die young, mainly because of drug and alcohol abuse, researchers say.

[Who knew?](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aeboVfX.RSOE&refer=home)

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075/2 "2007-09-05T02:21:17Z")

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But, but, but there is Mick Jagger. He is looking good. Elvis would still be with us too if it wasn’t for that toilet. The study is obviously crap.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075/3 "2007-09-05T02:22:39Z")

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In other news, bears still poop in the woods, and the pope is Catholic.

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**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075/4 "2007-09-05T02:24:48Z")

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My first thought was that Keith Richards has to be a counterbalance on the actuarial table.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researchers-say-rock-stars-die-young/418075/5 "2007-09-05T02:28:27Z")

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No, junkies die young. An inordinate number of them are driven to superstardom to support their habit, until they can eventually afford to overdose.