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Uncle Joe

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5. He was never a superstar.

Reply to Bucky (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 06:46 PM

Dec 2012

The study, led by Mark Bellis of the Centre for Public Health in Liverpool, found that the average lifespan of American musical superstars in the pop, rock and rap genre is only 45. The average European stars doesn't even make it to 40 -- they die, on average, at age 39.

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Stairway to Heaven: Rock, Pop, Rap Stars Die Young [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2012 OP

Bogus NICO9000 Dec 2012 #1

Hmm skamaria Dec 2012 #3

So, how did Ted Nugent make it to 50 something? Bucky Dec 2012 #2

Only the good die young........ skamaria Dec 2012 #4

He was never a superstar. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #5

But Jimmy Page very nearly defines rock superstar, never mind all that Golden God business. Fumesucker Dec 2012 #7

It's better to burn out than to fade away Fumesucker Dec 2012 #6

Tina Turner and Grace Slick are both 73 now and alive and well. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #8

Go back further duffyduff Dec 2012 #12

who did they average in? treestar Dec 2012 #9

It's all kind of silly duffyduff Dec 2012 #11

Yep treestar Dec 2012 #13

You needed a #1 album in the UK to be in the study caraher Dec 2012 #10