Stars Doomed

“The results are interesting of themselves as they suggest an inherent hazard of a public career and that all that glitters is not necessarily gold.”
 — Psychologist Honey Langcaster-James

, on a study conducted by researchers at the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales that shows that professional performers — actors, singers, musicians, athletes — tend to die younger than people in other fields of work. Everyone has know this for a long time, of course. Especially Bad Company and Bon Jovi. (And Led Zeppelin and Neil Young.)