She said that old rock stars should stop performing. In general, she's right.
IF we lived in a society that forced people to go to concerts you would have a point. But to make the assumption that everyone has 'Gracie's' taste or your taste is ridiculous ...
Do you apply the same 'standards' to writers? Painters? Do you want to see pictures of the people who write books to decided if they're sexy enough to read? ...
For me I'd rather go to a Leonard Cohen concert than watch any 10 bands composed of 20 year olds.
Depends on whose taste doesn’t it? My taste might be 180 degrees from yours. But the whole debate is pointless. If people don’t buy cds or go to concerts, the performers in question will not be able to perform. What we are debating is simply the wish that certain performers stop performing. In my case, that would mean more than ninety percent of todays performers should stop. The thoroughly decrepit Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan are still universes ahead of pathetic garbage like The Black Eyed Peas and Eminem.