September 20, 2015
Why rock stars don't live longer
Ozy - Dianna T. Kenny of the University of Sydney examined] the life histories of more than 12,000 musicians across all popular genres who died between 1950 and 2014. More than 90 percent of those in that group were male ... Kenny found that musicians, in addition to having dramatically shorter life spans, are five to 10 times more likely to die an accidental death, and two to seven times more likely to commit suicide
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"are five to 10 times more likely to die an accidental death"
That due to the nature of the profession, generally if a musician wants to earn money they must travel extensively. Often that travel occurs under all kinds of hostile conditions---late nights, icy roads, stormy flights, etc.
"having dramatically shorter life spans"
For years, listing 'musician' under the occupation category of an insurance application form was sufficient information to have coverage denied. For those musicians lucky enough to somehow manage to procure coverage, there's always been the issue of having a consistent enough income to afford or maintain premiums, co-pays, etc. Few musicians of this writer's acquaintance have ever had anything approaching adequate preventive healthcare. Theirs is the plight of the uninsured or under-insured everywhere. Once disease is detected, it is frequently too late to do anything other than build up mountains debt. It might be suggested that rather than subjecting one's family to financial ruin, some choose to take an 'early out'---perhaps somewhere near a ratio of two to seven times the average?
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