The indignity and embarrassment can at least be partly assuaged, apparently, by being paid several hundred thousand dollars per hour.
Grace Slick long ago said it’s ridiculous, and she weren’t gonna do it. I saw “The Who” in 198? something ... during their “Farewell Tour”. (It’s taking longer than they thought)
Somebody in an earlier Stones thread said, “Dave Clark did it right. He retired early and strictly controlled the music so it didn’t get played everywhere.” Did it right if you want to be completely forgotten. I love Dave, but I’d rather have Mick’s career.