Good news: SOLOists more likely to die early

Subject: Good news: SOLOists more likely to die early Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:16 pm

Successful solo artists are twice as likely to die early compared to those in bands, the journal BMJ Open reports.

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The study looked at the careers of 1,400 European and North American rock and pop stars who were famous between 1956 and 2006.

The chances of a European solo artist dying young was one in 10 - and twice as likely for those in North America.

Experts suggest that peer support from band mates may be protective.

The cut-off point of the study was 20 February 2012 - at which point 137 performers had died prematurely.

These included solo artists like Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, rapper 2Pac, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston.

And band members like Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Sid Vicious from the punk group Sex Pistols and Stuart Cable from Stereophonics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20784457

Good news: SOLOists more likely to die early

Good news: SOLOists more likely to die early

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