I’ve heard recently that the Rolling Stones are planning on another world tour. “Why?” is what springs to mind. I mean, good on them for keeping it together which is a huge feat, but what is their motivation? Surely:
they’re not brimming over with new material/ideas and they can’t get no (or, at least, much) satisfaction from playing all the oldies over and over;
they can’t possibly need the money;
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the novelty of big crowds displaying awe and love must have worn off many years ago.
Hence one ponders just what it is that continues to drive the steel wheels upon which the Rolling Stones, er, roll. Discuss.
Have you ever been in front of an audience of crazed, screaming fans? I have - believe me, it is as addicting an adrenaline/endorphin/whatever rush as any narcotic you could possible imagine.
If you are the least bit extroverted - I think Mick might qualify - then knowing you can access that high is beyond seductive. Why do you think some artists, sports stars, etc., stay in it way past their expiration date?
*My spine is stuck from too much hip gyration
My lips are disconnected from my bowels
I can’t eat food that’s Mexican or Asian
I’ve got a case of rolling kidney stones
Oddly, the same question was seldom posted with regards to Frank Sinatra.
I know rock music was the “music of the young” back when we were young folks listening to it and the performers were young people creating it, but what did y’all expect us to want to listen to when we got to be middle-aged folks? Are we expected to switch to Easy Listening or something?
Ha! We like rock. Of course we can listen to our old recordings (and we do), but it’s nice that rock is still being written and sung, whether by new musicians who do rock or the relics our own age who’ve been doing it all along.
Amen. I play and sing in a cover band - we play pretty hard rockin’ versions of danceable rock songs. We get great crowds - pack the place with locals - who all want to come up to us during breaks and tell us how refreshing and fun it is to catch local, live music in a small club/bar setting.
Remembering that they had to rent the arena, pay off the promoter, and hire a large crew to put on those shows, they didn’t get that amount even before taxes.
OTOH, those figures probably didn’t include merchandise sales.
), with these numbers they probably still need the money.