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On the Passing of Grateful Dead Co-founder Bob Weir
This rings completely true in the world of rock/blues music.
And in classical music, the situation is notable worse, as many of our heroes like Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin lived brief and/or disease-ridden lives.
There were exceptions, however.
Gioacchino Rossini (pictured), known mostly for his operas, loved fine food and drink and lived to be 76 years old.
Louie Moreau Gottschalk, the first American musical celebrity, who was, I’m told, as popular in the mid-19th Century as Elvis Presley was in the mid-20th, traveled the world, playing his intricate piano pieces, and “hanging out” (shall we say) with beautiful ladies.