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Being a musician won't kill you. Being a famous musician will.

https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2025/11/30/jech-2025-224589

'famous singers had a 33% higher mortality risk than less famous singers. In absolute terms, this corresponded to a mean survival time that was approximately 4.6 years shorter among famous singers compared with their matched counterparts. The result offers new evidence linking fame with higher mortality risk.'