Morrison's End

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2. Just the line "When you need to take a holiday from being an adored rock star"

shows that the author doesn't get it.

A lot of those "adored rock stars" were simply burning out, whether the result was their own actual death, or the death of a band falling apart, or the death of a career. They were under incredible pressure to get through grueling tours, to come up with the next hit, to maintain an image. They often couldn't get the holidays or breaks they needed. A lot of the drug use and drinking was to cope with the stress.