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Stairway to Heaven: The coming death of just about every rock legend ...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Slacker, Sep 3, 2019.

  1. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Just about every rock legend you can think of
    is going to die within the next decade or so. ...


    Behold the killing fields that lie before us: Bob Dylan (78 years old); Paul McCartney (77); Paul Simon (77) and Art Garfunkel (77); Carole King (77); Brian Wilson (77); Mick Jagger (76) and Keith Richards (75); Joni Mitchell (75); Jimmy Page (75) and Robert Plant (71); Ray Davies (75); Roger Daltrey (75) and Pete Townshend (74); Roger Waters (75) and David Gilmour (73); Rod Stewart (74); Eric Clapton (74); Debbie Harry (74); Neil Young (73); Van Morrison (73); Bryan Ferry (73); Elton John (72); Don Henley (72); James Taylor (71); Jackson Browne (70); Billy Joel (70); and Bruce Springsteen (69, but turning 70 next month).


    The coming death of just about every rock legend
     
  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    And yet, everyone says the 70s were a bad music decade. I realize the "golden era" of Hollywood was dead when Rickles and Jerry Lewis died and there were no contemporaries left to tell stories about the old days. I'm guessing Eastwood is the last brick in that wall.
    DeNiro, Pacino, Scorcese
    Hanks, Denzel, Sean Penn, Streep, Harrison Ford.
     
  3. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Harrison Ford is, like, Gene Hackman old. I mean, he's really old.

    Pacino is older than his ugly-ass false teeth.
     
  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    And I remember in the '80s wondering if Madonna would still be a thing 20 or 30 years later. She really isn't. I kind of figure Beyonce is in the same boat. Still famous, still marketable - but probably no longer considered an "icon." I don't know if performers just aren't "as good" as the previous eras, more likely it is just a fractured media landscape (more channels, more audio outets, more options)
     
  5. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    That long of a list, and you don't even mention 68-year-old Phil Collins?
     
  6. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Once upon a time, we'd argue here about who on that list of soon-to-be-dead classic rockers was worthy of A1 (see Collins, Phil).

    Sad truth is all of them have outlived "A1" of the print edition ... or at least the time when being on it mattered.
     
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  7. Why would anyone put Keith Richards on that list?
     
  8. lakefront

    lakefront Well-Known Member

    New generations have their own icons, they don't want our old ones.
     
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  9. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Just because it’s incredible that he’s still alive.
     
  10. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
     
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  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    True, but the all-time greats span the generations.
     
  12. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I want to see Keef pickled and on display like Lenin.
     
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