Music genre and life expectancy

[Dave W]

Music to die for: how genre affects popular musicians' life expectancy

Also note the links to two previous articles.

[Highlander]

Sticking to blues...

[66Atlas]

Well apparently I'm lucky to still be alive.   

[uwe]

Learning quirky meters, PROG musicians obviously never die unless on concept albums at the end.

[dadagoboi]

Learning quirky meters, PROG musicians obviously never die unless on concept albums at the end.

They just bore US to death.

[TBird1958]

 Things don't look good  I wonder if doing Girlie stuff counteracts.......

[Pilgrim]

 Things don't look good  I wonder if doing Girlie stuff counteracts.......

Based on the ads I see, I'm confident that wearing the makeup will not only extend life indefinitely, but keep you wrinkle-free! 

Actually, that study is a classic of the disconnect between correlation and causation.  But it's fun.

[slinkp]

What the hell is the male & female life expectancy line on the graph?  I don't think it has anything to do with the x axis of the graph...

[uwe]

They just bore US to death.

OK, back to your room for a full listening of King Crimson's Red (Anniversary Edition), both the remaster AND the Steve Wilson new stereo mix. 

[Rob]

They just bore US to death.

[Dave W]

The good news is that rap/hip-hop artists will eventually be in a circular firing squad.

What the hell is the male & female life expectancy line on the graph?  I don't think it has anything to do with the x axis of the graph...

Details, details. 

I suspect it's a line of increasing life expectancy over the years.

[Aussie Mark]

Does the figure of 19% of suicides for Metal musicians include music lovers who accidentally listen to Metal for the first time?

[uwe]

Heavy metal - even the most depressive and desolate one - puts me in a good mood! Edith always incredulously asks: "Doesn't listening to this





make you feel aggressive?" And I go: "No, on the contrary, it relaxes me. It's like sports activity (or sex!) to me."

These three always have me grinning from ear to ear, they're dumb in such a great way:







Heavy metal is like McDonalds: A guilty pleasure, not good for you, you can't always take it seriously, but utterly reliable in its soothing effect. Not to be missed.

[exiledarchangel]

Wow, just 2/5 for Judas Priest, there's hope for you Uwe!

[uwe]

Priest were just a convenient example, but it has gotten worse, I have now become completist with 3rd league 70ies heavy rock behemoths such as Boxer, Bloodrock, Foghat ...