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1 Mar 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music
“Nat King Cole, he smoked, I think, four packs a day. He died of lung cancer. Lotta heavy smokers though, in singers.”
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- Rick Beato
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- 1 Mar 2026
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…Yeah, some richness to the voice. Nat King Cole, he smoked, I think, four packs a day. He died of lung cancer. Lotta heavy smokers though, in singers. Frank Sinatra, heavy smoker. McCartney was a heavy smoker. Lennon, all those guys smoked. Yeah, it’s hard to know, chicken or the egg. But I certainly wouldn’t recommend doing drugs as a way to get better at music.…
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