[ClearCase_guy]

It's funny to think about "The Last Waltz" with The Band. As I recall, Robbie Robertson is seen shaking his head and marveling, "We've been doing this for fifteen years. That's a looooooong time. I can't imagine doing it longer than that. It's just time to get out."

I guess some folks just have more stamina.

[a fool in paradise]

At that point in history, bands changed, music changed, the industry didn't lock the calendar on 1983.

Every couple of years, the Rolling Stones were asked if they think they'd be able to keep at this once Mick was 30, 40, etc.

The 1981 Stones tour was billed as the final tour.

That means they've been doing "final tours" longer than they did regular tours. They no longer call them the final tour, but Charlie Watts wants out of the rat race.