[Steve_Seattle]

"Rock & Roll is meant to be performed by the young."

There was a time when Mick Jagger agreed with you. I remember an interview from the early days when he said he didn't want to be playing rock'n'roll when he was in his 60s; he thought it would be undignified and embarrassing.

[Larry Lucido]

So The Who’s “Hope I die before I get old” doesn’t apply to these folks, I take it.

[yesthatjallen]

I neither lover or hate the stones.

During the last north American tour, I was working at their concert.

I heard them as clear as everyone but I couldn't watch the show (though I did take a couple breaks to watch a couple songs).

They were solid. They gave an enthusiastic performance. Mick was still strutting as if he was still in his teens.

I also watched his mic check.

Mick wasn't waiting in his dressing room while some roadie checked the sound system

Mick was on stage with Richards and Mic was belting out a song and moving all over the stage feeling it out.

Regardless what anyone thinks of him and the Stones, I believe they love what they do and it shows in the performance and sell-out arena venues.

[discostu]

Things change as you get older. Once upon a time I didn’t want to live to 50. So many of the 50 year olds I’d seen were in such bad shape with so many health problems, just didn’t appeal. Well I turn 50 in 3 weeks. I’m in some of the best shape of my life and bear no resemblance to the 50 year olds I’d seen. I’m good with another couple of decades.

[ssfromla]

...he said he didn't want to be playing rock'n'roll when he was in his 60s; he thought it would be undignified and embarrassing.

Wish he'd stuck with his statement.

I'm embarrassed for him.

I wonder whose new heart Mick got this time around?

[Freedom4US]

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)