Ageing rock stars: hope I die before I get old?

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Ageing rock stars: hope I die before I get old?

Post by Rum » Wed May 25, 2011 8:48 am

Ringo Starr is just about to go on tour at the age of 70. Now I am certainly no ageist - especially given I just hit 60 myself, but I simply can't compute the Who in My Generation singing the line 'hope I die before I get old', and the likes of Ringo still prancing around up there singing With a Little Help from my Friends!

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Post by normal » Wed May 25, 2011 9:04 am

I don't care about what you old people do :hehe:
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Post by JimC » Wed May 25, 2011 9:05 am

Anything is better than this dreadful young people's music...
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Post by Rum » Wed May 25, 2011 9:08 am

normal wrote:I don't care about what you old people do :hehe:
That's fine. We've used up all the planet's stuff anyway. Good luck with what's left! :naughty: :biggrin:
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Post by normal » Wed May 25, 2011 9:12 am

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Post by Animavore » Wed May 25, 2011 9:29 am

Ringo actually does his own songs.
It's almost as bad as Ozzy Osborne's solo stuff.
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Post by JimC » Wed May 25, 2011 10:24 am

Wait till the fat controller hears about this...
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Post by Hermit » Wed May 25, 2011 11:20 am

Since when has being a performing musician been the preserve of the young?
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Post by Animavore » Wed May 25, 2011 11:24 am

Seraph wrote:Since when has being a performing musician been the preserve of the young?
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Post by Hermit » Wed May 25, 2011 12:56 pm

The youngest member of the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, is 63. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are 67 and Charlie Watts is 69. I wish they had rested on their laurels since 1971 or 1972. Not because of their age, though. John Mayall is 77 and performing well still.
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Post by Animavore » Wed May 25, 2011 1:00 pm

Neil Young still rocks, also.
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Post by Hermit » Wed May 25, 2011 1:14 pm

Animavore wrote:Neil Young still rocks, also.
Young by name...


...even though he's always been a curmudgeon.


Cat Stevens must be getting on too. A couple of years ago I heard a re-recording of one of his old songs, and was very impressed. It was actually better than the original.
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Post by normal » Wed May 25, 2011 1:16 pm

Seraph wrote:
Animavore wrote:Neil Young still rocks, also.
Young by name...


...even though he's always been a curmudgeon.


Cat Stevens must be getting on too. A couple of years ago I heard a re-recording of one of his old songs, and was very impressed. It was actually better than the original.
Isn't he called Yussuf Bin Allah these days?
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed May 25, 2011 1:22 pm

I was just thinking about this subject, having watched the biopic of The Runaways last night, and seeing what's become of the band members over time...
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Re: Ageing rock stars: hope I die before I get old?

Post by Hermit » Wed May 25, 2011 1:23 pm

normal wrote:
Seraph wrote:
Animavore wrote:Neil Young still rocks, also.
Young by name...


...even though he's always been a curmudgeon.


Cat Stevens must be getting on too. A couple of years ago I heard a re-recording of one of his old songs, and was very impressed. It was actually better than the original.
Isn't he called Yussuf Bin Allah these days?
Close enough, but what does that have to do with aging pop musicians who refuse to exit stage left once their age exceeds 30 or whatever arbitrary number is deemed proper?
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