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Keanu Reeves, 59, talks 'crippling' obsession with dying and reveals why he's 'thinking about death all the time'

Keanu Reeves admitted that mortality is often on his mind, despite his reputation for being 'eternally youthful.' 'I'm 59, so I'm thinking about death all the time,' the Matrix vet told BBC News.

The actor joined author China Miéville on the BBC to promote their new novel, The Book of Elsewhere, which features an immortal character eager to die, explaining why the morbid topic came up. The book promotional comes after Keanu was living his life to the fullest as he and his girlfriend Alexandra Grant stole the spotlight at the MotoGP Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix in Germany last week. The book promotional comes after Keanu was living his life to the fullest as he and his girlfriend Alexandra Grant stole the spotlight at the MotoGP Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix in Germany last week

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