The death of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse renewed interest in the eerie, oft-cited fact that a handful of famous musicians have died at age 27. Were Winehouse and other members of the so-called "forever 27 club" really at a higher risk of dying at this supposedly inauspicious age? Researchers investigating the urban legend of a theory found that well-known musicians do indeed live faster and die younger - just not necessarily at 27.
