The book Everyone Loves You When You're Dead has some interesting thoughts about this. It's a collection of interviews with rockstars and other celebrities that

The book Everyone Loves You When You're Dead has some interesting thoughts about this. It's a collection of interviews with rockstars and other celebrities that the author did throughout his career at Rolling Stone. One of the common themes he points out is that fame and money seem to act as multipliers. People who were happy and well-adjusted before they got rich found that money made them happier. People who were miserable to start with found that money and fame only compounded their miseries.