People are living longer and they are not about to go 'doing the garden, digging the weeds', as Sir Paul sang in 'When I'm Sixty-Four'.
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighers perform onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, 30 October 2021. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/Dimitrios Kambouris
When Sir Paul McCartney co-wrote When I'm Sixty-Four with John Lennon for the Beatles in 1967, he acknowledged that age catches up with everybody. But he probably never thought he’d still be rocking – and pulling in the crowds – after his 80th birthday. That’s what he did this past weekend when gigging at the Glastonbury Festival in England, sharing the stage with 78-year-old Bruce Springsteen (yes, you read that correctly) and comparative spring chicken Dave Grohl (53) of Foo Fighters fame. The following evening, in London, another 78-year-old, Sir Mick Jagger, and his little ensemble, the Rolling Stones, blew...
When Sir Paul McCartney co-wrote When I’m Sixty-Four with John Lennon for the Beatles in 1967, he acknowledged that age catches up with everybody.
But he probably never thought he’d still be rocking – and pulling in the crowds – after his 80th birthday.
That’s what he did this past weekend when gigging at the Glastonbury Festival in England, sharing the stage with 78-year-old Bruce Springsteen (yes, you read that correctly) and comparative spring chicken Dave Grohl (53) of Foo Fighters fame.
The following evening, in London, another 78-year-old, Sir Mick Jagger, and his little ensemble, the Rolling Stones, blew everyone’s hair back in one of their latest tour dates.
I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it, yeah, I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do…
