Back to the earlier topic. Life expectancy skewed because the average included child mortality, which was exceptionally high.
However, although Mozart and Schubert died young, JS Bach was 65, JC Bach 53, Thomas Tallis 80, Beethoven 56, Hildegard of Bingen 81, Wagner 70 etc etc
And back even further to the topic of the thread - last night went to see Nick Mason in concert doing early Floyd - nothing post Meddle. So Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Saucerful of Secrets, Meddle, Atom Heart Mother and a few that I did not know at all.
Despite being 74 now he had lost absolutely none of his drumming ability and played for two hours solid.