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The guy is clearly a pretentious prat, an old junkie who got caught smoking heroin on then Prime Minister's John Major's plane.
He can't be all bad then, can he?
Indeed, but he is a pretentious prat and he probably wouldn't disagree with someone calling him that.
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Saw Eric Burdon this summer at a local festival, put the mainstage kiddes (Fun.) to SHAME.
That's the key. If someone can't deliver the goods anymore (no matter what age), then perhaps it's time to move along. But every time I've seen the Stones, they blew the opening act - usually someone decades younger - off the stage.
Excellent point, Claire.
As for Mick's state of dress, if anything, he is too restrained now--keep going, Mick!
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Saw Eric Burdon this summer at a local festival, put the mainstage kiddes (Fun.) to SHAME.
That's the key. If someone can't deliver the goods anymore (no matter what age), then perhaps it's time to move along. But every time I've seen the Stones, they blew the opening act - usually someone decades younger - off the stage.
Excellent point, Claire.
As for Mick's state of dress, if anything, he is too restrained now--keep going, Mick!
If you can still deliever a great show to your fans, and you want to keep doing it, why stop?
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latebloomer
A very stupid article that makes no sense. There's nothing new about aging artists continuing to do what they do. Picasso was still painting right up until he died at 90 years old and nobody told him to get out of the way for younger painters. Margot Fonteyn continued to dance until she was 60, considered ancient in the dance world. Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, who's still performing...there are many examples of creative people, who were not of the baby boom generation, continuing to do their thing long past youth.
Most young artists look up to the generation that precedes them, and are thrilled to be in the same room with those masters.
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Saw Eric Burdon this summer at a local festival, put the mainstage kiddes (Fun.) to SHAME.
That's the key. If someone can't deliver the goods anymore (no matter what age), then perhaps it's time to move along. But every time I've seen the Stones, they blew the opening act - usually someone decades younger - off the stage.
Excellent point, Claire.
As for Mick's state of dress, if anything, he is too restrained now--keep going, Mick!
If you can still deliever a great show to your fans, and you want to keep doing it, why stop?
Well Ronnie and Mick T. certainly have done that!
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memphiscats
While I thought Will Self's liner notes on Warren Zevon's last album, Genius, were brilliantly funny, this article is pretentious, wordy drivel. He comes across as quite the snollygoster.
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latebloomer
A very stupid article that makes no sense. There's nothing new about aging artists continuing to do what they do. Picasso was still painting right up until he died at 90 years old and nobody told him to get out of the way for younger painters. Margot Fonteyn continued to dance until she was 60, considered ancient in the dance world. Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, who's still performing...there are many examples of creative people, who were not of the baby boom generation, continuing to do their thing long past youth.
Most young artists look up to the generation that precedes them, and are thrilled to be in the same room with those masters.
Right on... I am seeing Tony Bennett next Saturday in Atlantic City, and can't wait.
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latebloomer
A very stupid article that makes no sense. There's nothing new about aging artists continuing to do what they do. Picasso was still painting right up until he died at 90 years old and nobody told him to get out of the way for younger painters. Margot Fonteyn continued to dance until she was 60, considered ancient in the dance world. Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, who's still performing...there are many examples of creative people, who were not of the baby boom generation, continuing to do their thing long past youth.
Most young artists look up to the generation that precedes them, and are thrilled to be in the same room with those masters.
Right on... I am seeing Tony Bennett next Saturday in Atlantic City, and can't wait.
Saw Tony a couple of years ago...fantastic. At one point he does a song acapella, without a microphone. Simply stunning.
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A very stupid article that makes no sense. There's nothing new about aging artists continuing to do what they do. Picasso was still painting right up until he died at 90 years old and nobody told him to get out of the way for younger painters. Margot Fonteyn continued to dance until she was 60, considered ancient in the dance world. Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, who's still performing...there are many examples of creative people, who were not of the baby boom generation, continuing to do their thing long past youth.
Most young artists look up to the generation that precedes them, and are thrilled to be in the same room with those masters.
Right on... I am seeing Tony Bennett next Saturday in Atlantic City, and can't wait.
Saw Tony a couple of years ago...fantastic. At one point he does a song acapella, without a microphone. Simply stunning.
I saw Mr. Bennet decades ago at Blues Alley in DC, and even then he was considered old. Just TB and his pianist. I sat at a small table not ten feet from him, and he sang acapella then, maybe the same song you saw him do, treacle.
Afterwards, I was able to chat with him for a minute and get his autograph. One of those nights that stand out in your memories...amazing.