There is a saying that rock and roll stars live on the edge and drive in the fast lane. Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, and Michael Hutchence of INXS did just that. They were music icons who lived on the edge. Sad to say, their fame and fortune also led to their untimely deaths. What’s more alarming is these stars die a few years after achieving fame. News of rock stars and other music icons dying young is alarming, because their deaths are associated with substance overdose.
A recent study conducted in Liverpool John Moores University showed that 1,050 American and European artists or so-called icons died earlier than average people. Of the 100 stars that died from 1956 to 2005, majority of these American music icons died at the age of 42 on average, while those from Europe passed away at 35 years of age. The reason? Unhealthy lifestyle, improper diet, drug addiction, and alcohol and substance abuse. In addition, part of the dilemma is living with the stress and anxiety associated with fame.
According to the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, drug and alcohol are the primary causes of many deaths of music stars, which...
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