yeah, wonder if people expect them to be around longer since longevity in general seems to have improved (I guess esp. in the wealthier parts of the world) so maybe even more of a shock when big name artists die relatively young?
(saw an interesting post from stan--he shares his experience of working with him for a few days) :
Well ya never know when you number is up thats it, an old band mate just died earlier this year from a stroke at the age of 58 & I don't believe he had any heath issues. Too bad , Prince was a very talented dude
Definitely some things can strike out of the blue. I have a relative. He was a fit, healthy firefighter but had some sort of stroke(I think) and ended up with his body half paralyzed (some sort of congenital thing).
re: Prince, appears to be something with health issues from a painkiller addiction (at least according to reports on the matter).