Rolling Stones: Classic or Dud

meanwhile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=9zZF2Ou6QRs

er, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zZF2Ou6QRs

if Keith ended up outliving Mick, that would be a miracle (and a strong case for not giving a f about living a reasonable/healthy life !)

William Burroughs lived to 83.

I guess that all an unhealthy lifestyle does is increase the possibility of triggering genetic susceptibilities to disease. Hence Burroughs et al living to a ripe old age and supposedly healthy people dying young. Maybe Keef just got the good genes.

I swear JPJ doesn't need that many strings on his bass btw.

I think we've talked about this, but what's the oldest any of our active rock/pop/whatever boomer icons have made it? Leonard Cohen made it to 82. Dylan is at 77, Macca 76, Mick 75. Ray Davis is 74, Neil Young is 73, like Pete Townshend. Ringo is 78.

Little Richard is 86.
Jerry Lee Lewis is 83.

The former is far from active, but the latter does still play shows, that's true. Also, JLL every bit the hard-living self-destructor as Keith et al.

Bill Wyman's 82, if he counts as an icon.

Not exactly rock but Dave Brubeck was still performing until he passed at 91 iirc. I saw him in 05 and he tore up the piano once he was helped to it.

(I found a 14m clip of that Moore/JPJ/Noble gig and dug it p well. Funny that Moore still mostly strummmed in eighth notes but it worked by creating a space for Jones and Noble to stretch out in.)

Have I told the story about seeing Marshall Allen playing for 3 hours as lithe and supple as a 20 year old, then googling him to find he was 89? He's 94 now and still playing.

Sun Ra's claims to immortality were naught but a diversionary tactic!

xpost, Yeah, my friend saw him play one of those epics last year!

Sonny Rollins is 88! Is he still playing out?

No, Rollins retired - respiratory issues; he can't play anymore.

Tony Bennett's still performing at 92, Burt Bacharach is 91 in a few weeks. Neither particularly rocking mind.

how old is every famous old person: a list

Kirk Douglas is still alive, and 102!

Olivia de Havilland is also 102. So is Beverly Cleary!

Ian Hunter will be 80 this summer, and still tours regularly. He looked pretty good the other night at the HoF induction finale.

Kirk Douglas is still alive, and 102!

― Josh in Chicago

and tearing it up in grand theft auto: san andreas

Bob Dylan was so much older then

Herman Wouk, 103! 104 in a few months, God bless him.

if Keith ended up outliving Mick, that would be a miracle (and a strong case for not giving a f about living a reasonable/healthy life !)

I like how in his book, Kieth kept coming back to how part of how he was able to stay fucked-up for so long is that more often than not he had access to the best stuff--pharmaceutical coke, fairly pure heroin--and if he had been using more inferior stuff he'd probably be dead like so many others.

Also (iirc) rarely shot up intravenously?

Harold Budd, 82, is still active. Played with Mary Lattimore just the other night.

XP Yeah, he'd inject into muscles, which is part of why he looks so weird.

Also, are the stories about blood transfusion in Swiss true ?

y'all, it's just luck wrt keith being alive

Jerry Lee Lewis is 83.

After his recent stroke, I'm wondering if Jerry is done performing, kinda think so.

I'm putting in my 2 cents for Big Jay McNeely, who at 81 was blowing sax and performing with the energy of a man half his age (or less) when I last saw him.

Drudge says Jagger is habing heart valve replacement surgery

Jagger has a heart?!?!

of stone iirc

his valve is torn and frayed

:/

Yeah, I've read that he's having a heart op as well, which makes me wonder how Jagger is going to play this. This could very well end up being their last tour after all. Don't forget that David Bowie was much, much younger than Jagger when he had heart problems and he as good as retired from live performance afterwards, only coming back for those last two records after a lengthy break. If he does throw himself back into touring after recovering from his op, then fair enough, but personally I think the guy should be resting up now. He's got enough money, he's done enough for music.

And, unlike Bowie -- unless stories emerge after his death -- Jagger's eliminated drink + drugs from his diet for at least thirty years.

He's got enough money

Does he have all of the money? No? Then not enough!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iMqBhNKfPo

it's not the money.... these guys effectively ran away with the circus in their teens and never returned home.... they don't know anything else

Mick can always act.

https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-05-2015/hn4PJM.gif

the procedure (stent placement) will take place in New York City this week and the 75-year-old Stones frontman is expected to make a full recovery. Sources told the site Jagger is in “extraordinary physical condition"

Start me up ... again ...

tons of ppl have trouble retiring, my sister's father in law is about Mick's age and is really having trouble letting go of his house painting business and letting his grandson take over...I don't think that changes just because of money, he doesn't need to work any more than Jagger does, but I think to him it's like who am I now?

Nah, I bet it's purely business and ego.

Marv's a nice guy just likes painting houses, man tough crowd

this corny & i know they’re ~all~ hella old but
briefly:
real talk:
I dont like thinking about mick’s mortality tbh

It could also be FUN for him, maybe! He’s not laying bricks

I didn't go, but I know a buncha other people who saw the tour opener last night and said it was great, and that Mick looked as healthy as can be. Apparently they only played 2 hours to the minute, which does indeed take some, er, stones, but hey. I guess people left pretty happy. God knows when I'm in my 70s I wouldn't want to stand around for much longer than that, either.

I also heard it was a good show.