30 too old to rock?

MrG · Jul 26, 2009

Absolutely not. As said above, if you love it don't stop.

If it makes you feel any better I'm 30, and I'm hoping to start playing in bands again (or at least jamming with people again). Sitting in front of my TV just picking my guitar isn't doing it for me any more.

gnatty8 · Jul 26, 2009

Thurston Moore is 51 and Kim Gordon is 56. Their music is as good today as it was in the 80s and 90s. They are not too old to rock. Kim Gordon actually still looks good in that alterntative chick sort of way.

MrG · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Thurston Moore is 51 and Kim Gordon is 56. Their music is as good today as it was in the 80s and 90s. They are not too old to rock. Kim Gordon actually still looks good in that alterntative chick sort of way.

I never would have thought they were that old. I always forget Sonic Youth was around for quite a while before they really broke into anything approaching the mainstream.

+1 on Kim Gordon. She looks great.

ConcernedParent · Jul 26, 2009

Mick Jagger doesn't seem to have an expiring date.

IIIrd Icon · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by ConcernedParent

Mick Jagger doesn't seem to have an expiring date.

on the other hand, Keith Richards' expired years ago, but does not know it.

GQgeek · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by Get Smart

+1 I played in a punk style band til I was 37, would still be playing if I had more free time. And i managed to suck on every chord I played too.

wtf you're 37?

Piobaire · Jul 26, 2009

30 is far from too old to rock. It is, however, probably too old to put off earning a more steady and substantial paycheque, than what the typical garage/bar band can pay you. I think that's why people tend to start dropping out of the scene more than age in and of itself.

willpower · Jul 26, 2009

Go see Sonic Youth in concert. They're still absolutely amazing. True artists. Paul McCartney is 67 and still sings "Helter Skelter" on key. 30 isn't too old.

whodini · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by Garage/Surf Rock

I'm feeling self-conscious about being in a garage/punk kinda band at this age.
Look at all the punk bands that were old when they broke out in the mid-90s and are still playing today: Pennywise, No Use For a Name, Offspring, Rancid... They've pretty much said "screw age" and have stuck with it. I definitely plan on keeping it that way. Eagles of Death Metal is one of my favorite bands and while relatively "new" they're all in their late 30s or older. I can't name any band, regardless of age, that plays song about being horny and banging chicks with the confidence or believability they do.

Originally Posted by bbaquiran

I recently sold all my guitars amps and pedals. Quitting while I'm ahead, etc.
Yeah, this will never happen to me. Not just because my kids are going to love my gear in another 20+ years but the only way I'll ever part with my instruments is when they come grab it from my cold, dead hands. I'm too good to just drop it like knitting classes.

redcaimen · Jul 26, 2009

I think at 30 you should start to segue into folk music.

IIIrd Icon · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by redcaimen

I think at 30 you should start to segue into folk music.

Robert Plant got a new gig !?

Piobaire · Jul 26, 2009

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Fuuma · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by ConcernedParent

Mick Jagger doesn't seem to have an expiring date.

He had one, it was in the early 70s...

Get Smart · Jul 26, 2009

Originally Posted by GQgeek

wtf you're 37?

*was*

Bird's One View · Jul 26, 2009

I stopped around that age although it was not a calculated decision so much as a change in circumstances. If it's still fun and you still have time and opportunity, why not keep doing it?

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