Paul M. Cook > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

...
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>
>>>She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>>
>> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
>> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
>> recovery, or different barriers anyway.
>
>Also everyone wants to be your "friend" aka enabler with of course ample
>remunerations so you have no end of people willing to bring you all the
>booze and drugs you could possibly shove into your body.

Yes, celebrities are simply at more risk of addiction-related
morbidity/mortality.

It is the tragedy of art.


Steve