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Rock and pop stars are more than twice as likely than the general population to die an early death, research shows.

The study, which looked back on 50 years of death among musicians might serve as a warning to US pop star Britney Spears and British rocker Pete Doherty, who have raised concerns over their wild lifestyles and influence on young fans.

Overall, 100 stars died between 1956 and 2005 and long-term drug or alcohol problems accounted for more than one-quarter of the deaths.

Jimmy Hendrix died after taking a cocktail of wine and nine sleeping pills; Janis Joplin and Doors frontman Jim Morrison died of suspected heroin overdoses; and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. All were aged 27 when they died.

The findings were based on 1050 North American and European musicians and singers who rose to fame between 1956 and 1999.

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Now, for the first time, medical scientists have found that rock stars live life in deadly fashion.

Adding weight to The Who's lyric "Hope I die before I get old", a study of more than 1000 US and British rock stars found they were up to three times more likely to die early than other people of the same age.

Researchers from Britain's Liverpool John Moores University found that 100 stars died prematurely between 1956 and 1999.

Drug and alcohol abuse accounted for more than one in four deaths, while car accidents, heart disease, suicide and violence were also big killers.

The average age of death for American rockers was 42 — the age Elvis was when he died of a heart attack — and 35 for European stars.

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