{"product_id":"hope-i-get-old-before-i-die-why-rock-stars-never-retire-paperback","title":"Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why Rock Stars Never Retire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hepworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever a Dull Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for AppleTV's \u003ci\u003e1971\u003c\/i\u003e documentary, come the stories of how rock icons like Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and more have survived, thrived, and remained the most powerful forces in music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Paul McCartney closed Live Aid in July of 1985, we thought he was rock's Grand Old Man. He was forty-three years old. As the forty years since have shown, he--and many others of his generation--were just getting started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This was the time when live performance took over from records. The big names of the '60s and '70s exploited the Age of Spectacle that Live Aid had ushered in to enjoy the longest lap of honor in the history of humanity, continuing to go strong long after everyone else in the business had retired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a story without precedent, a story in which Elton John plays a royal funeral, Mick Jagger gets a knighthood, Bob Dylan picks up a Nobel Prize, The Beatles become, if anything, bigger than The Beatles, and it's beginning to look as though all of the above will, thanks in a large part to technology, be playing in Las Vegas forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hepworth \u003c\/b\u003ehas been writing, broadcasting, and speaking about music since the '70s. He has launched and written for magazines such as \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Word\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was an anchor for Live Aid in 1985. He is the radio columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and a media correspondent for the newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100512117043,"sku":"9798895150061","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/D-S14Wdfp89798895150061.webp?v=1772486150","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/hope-i-get-old-before-i-die-why-rock-stars-never-retire-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}