Meet Chet Baker, one of the finest jazz musicians of his era.
On the left, the youthful handsome Chet in his 20s.
On the right, Chet in his 50s. He died at 58. Years of heroin and alcohol abuse, amongst others.
Hopefully this answers your question.
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This answer was original posted on Quora on 14 March 2017