Why didn't Pete Townshend die before he got old? Here are some answers

Chris Engel 12/24/123:30 PM

"A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) provides some answers. It proves for the first time that it is
not the fame that makes one prone to emotional problems, it is mostly childhood maltreatment and adversity....

"Solo performers were twice as likely to die prematurely as ones in bands. Non-whites were also at greater risk. But the crucial finding was that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) – experiences like parental divorce or maltreatments like emotional neglect or abuse were the main cause of premature death – and a key factor is that they increase substance abuse...."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/24/health-health-and-wellbeing

The BMJ link directs to the full text.

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