Death: Elvis Has Just Left the Building

Ronnie Phillips

Chapter Chapter 6 in Rock and Roll Fantasy?, 2013, pp 69-76 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The mantra of “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” and the high profile deaths of a number of rock stars leads to the question of whether, in fact, rock stars are more likely to die young. A group of researchers in the U.K. found that indeed between 2 and 25 years from their initial rise to fame, rock stars tend to experience two to three times the risk of mortality expected in a similar group of non-rock stars matched by sex, age, and ethnicity. They note that a disproportionate number of the deaths are drug- or alcohol-related [13]. Though not covered in the study, when you add suicides and accidents, especially in planes and helicopters, it appears as though being a rock star is a risky business.

Keywords: Music Industry; Record Company; Rolling Stone; Rock Star; Paul McCartney (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5900-2_6

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