Solo singers take more risks than group members
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The risk of dying prematurely from famous and popular solo performers is twice as high as that of their colleagues playing in groups. Specialists attribute this to the support provided by the colleagues for the team, while the solo performers are practically deprived of it.
The experts analyzed in detail and studied the lives of 1,400 pop and rock performers from Europe and North America who were popular between 1965 and 2006.
According to scientists, solo artists attract more attention than, for example, the drummer or keyboard player of the band. Famous singers and singers can find themselves in a situation where all their surroundings will worry only about one thing - their personal financial well-being, and for a creative person this can be a big blow from which it's hard to recover and start to trust people again.
Solo performers have to travel a lot and stay away from friends and family for a long time, and also to support the created and advertised image. It is these factors that can make a celebrity feel lonely and a fake person. And mutual support of band members can play an important role in human life and stop it in a step from self-destruction and self-destruction, says a specialist who studies the behavior of celebrities Hani Lancaster-James.
Researchers say that the support of people around them and the opportunity to share their experiences and problems with someone have a beneficial effect on the person's life expectancy. Because the members of the group in this regard is easier, because they, in fact, are in the same boat.
Recently, the public has shaken several high-profile cases of premature death among successful music performers. Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson - these musicians have recently cheered fans with their creativity, and now they are no longer alive. Also among the tragically dead stars appear such famous names as Jimmy Hendrix and Elvis Presley.
After a detailed study of biographies, 1,489 rock and pop stars, 137 of whom died before February 2012, experts found that the average age at which these celebrities died was 39 years for European performers, and for North American artists - about six years more - about 45 years.
At the same time, among American performers, premature death occurred on average in one of five musicians, and among European performers, one in ten. According to experts, this can be explained by a more protracted tour of American artists, as well as a hobby for drugs. In addition, black executors are at higher risk of early death. Scientists say that this may be due to problems in childhood and ethnicity. Often, those who have died from an overdose of drugs or from excessive alcohol addiction have had a difficult childhood and survived the violence.
Many children try to imitate their beloved singers and singers, believing that the musician's career brings fabulous wealth and success, but in addition, the lifestyle that some stars lead can lead to premature death.
