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ROCK and pop stars are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to suffer an early death, according to a study published yesterday.At a time when stars such as Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty are raising fears about the influence their wild lifestyles might have on young fans, new research has looked back at 50 years of deaths among musicians. Researchers focused on the lives of more than 1,000 stars from the US and Europe, with 100 of them dying since 1956. They found the risk of death doubled among the musicians compared to "normal" people.The risk was highest within the first five years of the musicians becoming famous. And long-term alcohol and drug problems accounted for more than one in four of the deaths.The researchers, from Liverpool John Moores University{{sigh}}, expressed concerns about the impact stars' dangerous lifestyles were having on their fans and would-be musicians.Mark Bellis and colleagues highlighted deaths such as Janis Joplin, who died of an overdose, and Kurt Cobain who committed suicide.In their study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health{{sigh}}, the average age of death for American stars was 42 and for Europeans it was 35.The researchers said that with one in ten children in the UK aspiring to be a pop star, and the rise in popularity of shows such as X Factor, more consideration needed to be given to preventing musicians promoting behaviour which put health at risk."Pop stars can suffer high levels of stress in environments where alcohol and drugs are widely available, leading to health-damaging, risky behaviour," they said. "However, their behaviour can also influence would-be stars and devoted fans."Dr Scott Wilie, lead consultant psychiatrist in addictions at the Priory Hospital in Glasgow, said there were concerns about the influence stars could have on younger people."Young people look up to pop stars as their idols and they can influence what they do," he said."They see these stars and think, 'They're having fun doing this-why can't I?' They may be more likely to indulge in that sort of behaviour."Barbara O'Donnell, of Alcohol Focus Scotland, added: "Young people are surrounded by stories about pop stars who very often glamorise getting drunk and their subsequent behaviour. Pop stars are an example of highly visible people who should think twice about the influence their behaviour has on young people."To read more go to:
PS:It's extremely appalling that a group of renowned "Researchers" spent time even in "reasearching" all this data...You don't have to be a rocket scientist or a "researcher" to know that these type of lifestyles lead to premature death....DUHHHHHHH.....!!!!!!!!!Unvelievable....!!!Hope they used privcate funds for this research.....
As in the days of Noah....
