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active against the insane amounts of pollution these companies produce for their own benefit. With every year, the cost of our deteriorating planet builds due to these greedy corporations. If these companies refuse to change, we will be the ones who have to pay the price.

Tragic tales of young talent

By Nate Henneke Staff Writer

Music is art, pure and beautiful. It never takes and always gives. Behind all art is a brilliant artist honing their craft with every beat, stroke and design. The idea of tortured artists is not a new one. The most common example is Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, who famously cut off his own ear in 1888. And still today, tortured artists continue to struggle with mental health issues. It makes one wonder if the music industry even cares, because if a depressed artist is making beautiful music, would the same artist make similar music if they were happy? Across all genres of music, there are examples of talented musicians who died too young and likely did not receive the help they desperately needed.

many at the time, with many people remembering where they were when they found out. But was it really much of a surprise? The lyrical content of Cobain’s music talks about everything from drug abuse to committing suicide. It seems like those in the industry surrounding Cobain did not care about his mental health; they only cared about making a buck off of his talent. The greed of the music industry kills.

Drug abuse being normalized within the music industry has led to names like Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Juice WRLD all passing away due to drug overdoses. Lil Peep passed away from a fentanyl overdose due to taking laced Xanax. He was barely 20 years old. Mac Miller also passed away from a fentanyl overdose due to taking laced Xanax. He was 26. These artists made music with content about struggling with drug addiction, mental health and suicide. Their music has saved lives, and their names will forever be carried on by fans around the world, but at what cost? This trend of struggling artists finding success and still self-destructing is getting hard to watch.

Another reason record labels might not assist their artists in their