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Rock stars have a lower average age of death?


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Old 30-10-2014, 09:13
TheTruth1983
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A study from the University of Sydney would appear to confirm this

http://theconversation.com/stairway-...industry-32735

However as pointed out below, there is a problem. Many of the original rock n roll stars are very much still alive and have reached a grand old age in their 80s.

http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot....ock-stars.html

You see the problem here, I expect. Rock stars didn't exist until the 1950s and since many of them are still alive, we don't know what their average age of death is. It wouldn't be at all surprising if they die earlier on average, but the graph above tells us very little about whether this is so. When Chuck Berry (aged 88), Jerry Lee Lewis (aged 79) and Little Richard (aged 81) pop their clogs, the average is going to go up, especially if they keep breathing for another twenty years.

And, who knows? They might. Perhaps the higher risk when young is counter-balanced by the boost to longevity of having lots of money and the best healthcare in old age?
As noted, the average age of a rock star is going to take a jump once people like Chuck Berry pass on and who knows how long that will be?
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