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An article from Rolling Stone Japan titled “At 80, They Look Like the 60-Year-Olds of the Past” was reposted to 5ch via Yahoo News, sparking discussion about how rock legends in their 80s — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Simon, and others — are still going strong today. The thread lit up with surprise at the gap between the old image of “rockers die at 27” and the reality of Keith Richards still active at 82, while plenty of replies also coolly pointed out real signs of aging, like the Metal God losing his high notes or Paul Simon’s voice not holding up. The talk then branched off into distinctly Japanese “looking your age” comparisons — jokes about the age gap between music critic Masanori Ito and Jon Bon Jovi, and comparisons between Sazae-san’s Namihei Isono (canonically 54) and modern-day actors.
At 80, They Look Like the 60-Year-Olds of the Past: The Astonishing Staying Power of Rock Legends
Sun, Sep 27, 7:55 AM
Rolling Stone Japan
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
He can't hit the high notes anymore, though — on the high-key songs he basically crouches down and sings facing the floor.
Saw a photo online of Masanori Ito and Jon Bon Jovi swapping glasses and sunglasses for a shot — but since Ito already looks like that normally, it just made Jon's aging stand out even more.
Rockadam sounded a bit hoarse last week, so I was a little worried. I'm behind on PRT, so I haven't listened to that one yet.
Never imagined we'd end up in a world where guys are still rocking well into old age like this…
Once you survive the dangerous age of 27, apparently you're set to stay active past 80.
If you'd told anyone 50 years ago that Keith Richards would still be going strong at 82, nobody would've believed you.
It's a business, after all.
These days AI is doing the rock music, so live shows are about the only place left to experience the real thing.
A rock band praised as sounding "not like a typical Japanese act" (a common compliment implying world-class skill) hit with AI-fabrication suspicions — music-critique YouTuber Mino flags it as "99.99% guilty" [muffin★]
https://hayabusa9.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1790402458/
>Masanori Ito and Jon Bon Jovi
Most Japanese people have no clue who that is lol
Two of them died and one left, but the band's still going strong.
Drummers, though — a lot of them die young.
There's actually data showing people who sit more tend to die younger, so drummers probably can't escape that either. Guess they'll just have to drum standing up.
Kind of looks like an old lady lol
That's a video from last year, but even when his voice wavers a bit it's no big deal since he always sang kind of mumbly anyway.
Artie's [Art Garfunkel] coming the month after next, but honestly I wish it were Paul instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCqp53sHx3E
A Japanese athlete who won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
https://www.jiji.com/news/handmade/topic/d4_oly/eik712-jlp00933515.jpg
Looks like a grandpa at retirement age.
Looks about like a 65-year-old from today's generation.
but rather that back in the Showa era, every 54-year-old actually looked like that decrepit old man?
Is that the point being made?
Like Captain Okita [from Space Battleship Yamato] — he's 52. Same age as Masato Sakai and Takashi Sorimachi.
To me, Namihei's practically a young pup.
David Bowie
Michiro Endo
Damo Suzuki
They're all so young.
They're all dead — that's why (Kansai dialect for "dead").
His skin looks weirdly great.
Meanwhile Klaus looked rough at the 60th-anniversary show.
That "Weed Sis" (nickname for a cannabis-advocacy personality) is all wrinkly from suntanning, though.
Even if he is, it's probably just US shows now — a world tour's out of the question.
People who just love karaoke don't really show that effect, though.
I think the anti-aging part comes from actually being able to play an instrument.
If you're just a listener, it probably does nothing.
Background and Talking Points
The “27 Club” is the nickname for musicians who died at 27 — Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and others — a phrase that’s carried symbolic weight in rock culture since the 1960s. The thread’s astonishment centers on the gap between that “burn out young” image and the reality of Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones still performing into their 80s. That said, “still active” doesn’t necessarily mean performing at peak-era level — commenters pointed out things like the Metal God struggling with high notes and Paul Simon’s voice cracking, a nuance the original headline alone doesn’t convey. The thread’s side discussion — that “40 today isn’t the same as 40 back then” — also stayed at the level of gut-feeling comparisons, without anyone offering concrete reasons like improved nutrition or medical advances.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Music] At 80, They Look Like the 60-Year-Olds of the Past: The Astonishing Staying Power of Rock Legends — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Simon.”
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