When Did Our Heroes Get Old?

[Mozz71]

Bruce Springsteen is 70 years old today. How the heck did that happen? Happy Birthday Boss!

[Mozz71]

Growing up's no fun. I'm terrible at adulting.

[Old_Geezer]

If you were paused then you'd not notice, well unless everyone else weren't paused with you, then you'd notice after you were unpaused. Hmm... are you sure that's not what happened ?

[Mozz71]

It only pauses the aging process OG, life can still continue as normal. ;-)

[1ozzy]

Growing old is obligatory.
Growing up is optional.
Make a choice.

[DarceyK123]

He's not my hero (nobody of that ilk is) but was reading an article the other day and was shocked to realise Gareth Gates was 35!!

Wow, still remember him as a young nervous boy on Pop Idol.
Its scary really.

[agchristie]

I'm sure he still thinks he's in his 30's really.

He was born to run and run and run.

[mushroom25]

when he was thirty six, The Boss released "Glory Days", the sort of song/story, etc that you tell your audience when those days really are over. 34 years later and it still isn't entirely applicable.

[Ken4155]

I, too, dislike the use of the word 'hero' in this context. However, the dictionary definition of 'hero' is; "a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities." I guess many of our well established rock/pop musicians and sports stars meet the second criteria. Still don't like it, though:-/

[Spicerack]

10ClarionSt //I admire Bruce Springsteen for one reason. He was on tour in the UK during the miners strike in the 80's. When he was in the North East, he donated £20,000 to the miners strike fund. He said he could fully empathise with them as his family had endured similar things when his dad was a miner.//

And then he supported Obama who closed half the coal mines in America and Clinton who promised to close the other half.

[andy-hughes]

I don't think my heroes have become old, but my idols certainly have!

I find it hard to accept the ages of musicians I have grown up with, but I have to remember that they have aged one day at a time exactly the same as I have, and I hit sixty-five in a few weeks, so it's reasonable that my contemporaries, and those artists a few years ahead, have done the same, or hit the seventy mark.

It will be really sad when the start dropping off the twig - I was seriously upset when Leonard Cohen died, I've been a fan since I was seventeen, same with Bowie.

[Mozz71]

//It will be really sad when the start dropping off the twig - I was seriously upset when Leonard Cohen died, I've been a fan since I was seventeen, same with Bowie//

Yup, it'll be hard to get our heads around, and I think it'll be happening with more and more frequency. There will come a time in the not too distant future when there'll be no Beatles left. That's a sobering thought.

[10ClarionSt]

Spicerack; you've got that the wrong way round haven't you? Clinton was before Obama. I still admire Springsteen for what he did.

[Mozz71]

10CS, I think he meant he supported Hillary over Trump.

Rather sensibly in my view

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks Mozz. Mis-read. It's an age thing! :o)

[Mozz71]

We're all suffering from that mate