To burn out or fade in

I like subversive expression.
I'm compiling a list of writers, musicians, and artists that I admire.
It's a short list.
Most of the people on it are dead.
Half by their own hand, most recently Thompson.
The others took to drink by the age of 40 or died by syphilis.
All of them beautiful minds.
All of them killed by their own fictions.
And these are my heroes?

One still lives.
He advocates a four-part core lifestyle of
Body (diet, exercise)
Mind (reading, study)
Spirit (meditation, zen)
Shadow (art & music)
/ augmented by auxiliary modules
Ethics (social activism, honesty)
Sex (tantra, kundalini yoga)
Work (transformative, service)
Emotions (expression, art)
Relationships (commitment, sharing)

He calls it an integral lifestyle. I think I'll read more of his books.