I’m 51 and been playing guitar since I was around 13, and already I can feel my fingers ain’t what they use to be. This guy is 37 years older than me which is inconceivable. I mean just think: 37 years ago the 2nd worst President in US history Jimmy Carter took office, a new movie called Star Wars opened in theaters, Elvis and Charlie Chaplin died, and disco was constantly on the radio. It seems like a lifetime ago, I can’t even imagine what it’s like to live all those years from then to now again.
Since the topic is aging entertainers, one guy I respected was Dave Clark, of The Dave Clark 5 (duh). Unlike most rock stars of his era, he had good business sense and retained control over his own music. He also refused to go on the “oldies” circuit. He once said something like, “We were good, and it was fun, but it was teenage music for a certain time in our lives, and I don’t want to ruin it and make a fool of myself by doing it over and over (no pun intended) until I’m 70.”