WHY RICHARDS ROCKS ON
Rock 'n' roll has its share of unsolved mysteries, and at the top of the list is how Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards keeps on kickin' after years of drinking, smoking and drugging.
In the article "Why Is Keith Richards Still Alive?" that appears in the February issue of Best Life magazine, author/physician Billy Goldberg and writer Mark Leyner mix humor and research in order to get a handle on the seemingly invincible Richards, now 63.
The article cites research published in the Journal of Health Economics that said marriage has a strong, positive effect on longevity. Married since 1983 to Patti Hansen, "his 20-plus wedded years may have counteracted some of his other toxic activities," the article says.
Genes are responsible for about 25 percent of the reason why some people live longer than others, according to the article, citing a study that recently appeared in The American Journal of Medicine. Richards' father died at 85, and his mother is now 90.
Last but not least, the Goldberg/Leyner piece says that happiness has been shown in some studies to increase longevity. With a wife and children, respect from his friends and peers and a catalog of great songs that he co-wrote with Mick Jagger -- as well as fame and fortune -- one can assume that Richards has plenty to be happy about.
Goldberg and Leyner may not have solved the Keith Richards health mystery, but they've made it a bit less puzzling.
REUNION FEVER
That hotly rumored Police reunion is getting close to being a reality, says a Vancouver radio station.
According to a Billboard.com story, CFMI reported Thursday (Jan. 25) that Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland will rehearse for their upcoming tour at Vancouver's Lions Gate Studios.
Details of the Police tour are due next month, but even so, 2007 already is shaping up to be a big year for rock reunions. Crowded House and Rage Against the Machine have both decided to regroup, and both will play at this year's Coachella festival, which is set for April 27-29 in Indigo, Calif. Tickets go on sale Saturday (Jan. 27) via Ticketmaster.
And sources have told Billboard.com that Van Halen, with singer David Lee Roth back in the fold and Wolfgang Van Halen (teenage son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen) taking over for bassist Michael Anthony, will hit the road this summer for an amphitheater tour.
Rock 'n' roll has its share of unsolved mysteries, and at the top of the list is how Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards keeps on kickin' after years of drinking, smoking and drugging.
In the article "Why Is Keith Richards Still Alive?" that appears in the February issue of Best Life magazine, author/physician Billy Goldberg and writer Mark Leyner mix humor and research in order to get a handle on the seemingly invincible Richards, now 63.
The article cites research published in the Journal of Health Economics that said marriage has a strong, positive effect on longevity. Married since 1983 to Patti Hansen, "his 20-plus wedded years may have counteracted some of his other toxic activities," the article says.
Genes are responsible for about 25 percent of the reason why some people live longer than others, according to the article, citing a study that recently appeared in The American Journal of Medicine. Richards' father died at 85, and his mother is now 90.
Last but not least, the Goldberg/Leyner piece says that happiness has been shown in some studies to increase longevity. With a wife and children, respect from his friends and peers and a catalog of great songs that he co-wrote with Mick Jagger -- as well as fame and fortune -- one can assume that Richards has plenty to be happy about.
Goldberg and Leyner may not have solved the Keith Richards health mystery, but they've made it a bit less puzzling.
REUNION FEVER
That hotly rumored Police reunion is getting close to being a reality, says a Vancouver radio station.
According to a Billboard.com story, CFMI reported Thursday (Jan. 25) that Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland will rehearse for their upcoming tour at Vancouver's Lions Gate Studios.
Details of the Police tour are due next month, but even so, 2007 already is shaping up to be a big year for rock reunions. Crowded House and Rage Against the Machine have both decided to regroup, and both will play at this year's Coachella festival, which is set for April 27-29 in Indigo, Calif. Tickets go on sale Saturday (Jan. 27) via Ticketmaster.
And sources have told Billboard.com that Van Halen, with singer David Lee Roth back in the fold and Wolfgang Van Halen (teenage son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen) taking over for bassist Michael Anthony, will hit the road this summer for an amphitheater tour.
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