How Musicians Die

Washington Post via ZeroHedge.com ^ | 30 December 2016 | Washington Post via Tyler Durden

[reed13k]

Spontaneous combustion did not make the list on the chart I see...perhaps part of accidental....happens more often then you’d think....

[ArtDodger]

For bluegrass, they would all be in one column.. alcohol.

[P.O.E.]

27 Club

[W.]

Speaking of defying the odds, everyone who was/is in Van Halen is still alive...

[Rockitz]

Only as backup for ELO. Saw Jeff Lynne of ELO at the Hollywood Bowl in September with the family. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra did great!

[Rebelbase]

"HAH! Hahahahaha! Bwahahaha! ROTFLOL! Snort....chortle".

[LucyT]

Classical music still exists.

We have season tickets to the Symphony Orchestra and enjoy a few hours of classical music several times a year.

[Darksheare]

George Michael, when all is said and done, will have passed due to AIDS.
But.. That will never be admitted.

[trisham]

He’s 73. I hope that I live that long.

[Churchillspirit]

My musician husband died at 53 - heart attack - doing just what you described.

[TChad]

From the linked article:

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kenny finds that accidents – including car crashes and drug overdoses – are a huge cause of premature death for musicians, accounting for almost 20 percent of all deaths across genres.

[trisham]

I’m so sorry. So young. It must have been such a shock.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Rap/Hip Hop musicians are in a very dangerous line of work."

Almost as dangerous as being an Iranian Nuclear Scientist.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Only thing more dangerous than being a rap or hip hop "artist" is being an aspiring one.

[reed13k]

sorry should have read further...

[proud American in Canada]

Drugs and alcohol?

Just a shot in the dark. ,;)

[Churchillspirit]

Thank you...thirty years ago, but at least he did not have to experience the rigors of growing old.

[trisham]

Growing old isn’t easy.

[a fool in paradise]

As The Washington Post notes, she found that musicians from older genres – including blues, jazz, country and gospel – have similar lifespans to American people their own age.

Time was blues singers (and country singers) died well before they reached 50.

[Scrambler Bob]

Every cigarette you smoke cuts 10 minutes off you life ...

... and adds it to Keith Richards.