By Matt DiehlOriginal Source: billboard.comOn Nov. 15, 21-year-old Lil Peep -- a fast-rising rap artist and one of the most popular acts on SoundCloud -- was found dead in his hotel room in Tucson, Ariz., of an apparent overdose of Xanax. (An investigation is pending).Peep’s is the latest in a string of high-profile musician deaths connected to addiction and mental illness. In May, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, 52, committed suicide by hanging himself after struggling for years with substance abuse. Two months later, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington -- a close friend of Cornell’s -- hanged himself at the age of 41, on the day that would’ve been Cornell’s 53rd birthday. Princewas found dead of an opioid overdose at his Paisley Park home in Minneapolis in April 2016 at the age of 57, and Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, 48, died of an accidental overdose in late 2015.Often sensitive by nature, surrounded by sycophants and isolated for long stretches on the road, musicians can have their mental health issues compounded by the drinking and drug use that pervades their worlds. Their suicide rate is about...click here to continue reading
