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A comment on Life expectancy and cause of death in popular musicians (2016) [pdf].

Re:Life expectancy and cause of death in popular musicians (... by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday August 24, 2019 @04:04PM (#20789388)
From the article:

> Although the common perception is of a glamorous, freewheeling lifestyle for this occupational group, the figures tell a very different story.

Huh? "Live fast and die young" seems to be the common perception of a rock/hip hop/country star, and the data seems to exactly bear this out.

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Re:Life expectancy and cause of death in popular musicians (... by dredmorbius on Saturday August 24, 2019 @05:56PM (#20789972)
"Live fast and die young" need not be "glamorous, freewheeling lifestyle". It may be a hard constant grind with exposure to hazards and appeal to self-destructive personalities.

Logging, deep-sea fishing, and coal-mining might be somewhat similarly described.

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