Lisnaholic

Yes, it`s not exactly headline news.
But what makes us admire some aging musicians, while others, not so much ? For instance, Roger Waters would go into my admired category, but I`m chucking Rod Stewart into the not-so-much box.

This would be my advice to aging musicians:
i) don`t become a parody of yourself. (That means you, Mr. Stewart.)
ii) don`t rely on milking your back catalogue. (Stand up,please, The Beach Boys)
iii) keep it fresh, try something new (though I`m no fan, I have to commend old P. McCartney for that)

Here`s another question we could ask about aging rock stars:
What would the young rock star have thought of his older self (in the impossible circumstance of them meeting each other) ?

Would the young, outrageous Iggy have approved of the golf-player who advertises insurance ? Maybe not.
Would the "Corporal Clegg" Waters have admired of the " Amused To Death" Waters ? Probably ,yes.
I think the young Jim Morrison would have told his latter-day self, " How could you let yourself become such a sad case ?"

MoonlitSunshine

That's a fantastic question, actually, and not just for ageing rockers. I wonder how people in their 60's would answer that question, and for how many of them would their younger self have no respect for the older?

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Janszoon

Dave Gilmour has made an amazing transformation from looking like a super cool rocker...




...to looking like the president of a bank.

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Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

That's awesome if they ever did a biography of the man could have started out being played by Keanu Reeves, and end as Anthony Hopkins.

Pftt... The only difference from a Rock Star and a heroine junkie playing an acoustic on the street for nickels is television exposure.

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