Longevity Reflections: A Tale of Two 73-Year-Old Rockers
Recently, taking full advantage of the Summer festival season, I was able to see two well-known performers back-to-back.
You’re never too old to rock!
One who recently turned 73, and Rick Springfield who just turned 74 (73 at the time of the show). I love supporting artists who keep rocking the stage and putting out new music even if it doesn’t get radio airplay these days.
After the concerts, I couldn’t help but reflect on the difference between the energy and abilities of the two performances both by people of about the same age.
One performer, who I won’t name, barely moved on stage for what was about an hour show and often resorted to leaning against a stool during some songs. They also did the same thing further back when some of the band members were in extended solos. Since the concert was in an open community area, you could also see the performer exit the stage.
I noticed that the performer was very slow and tentative and struggled coming down the stage steps. Then there was a golf cart waiting for them at the bottom of the steps which I’ve never seen happen before at this location. They were driven to an administrative building a few feet away looking spent and ignored the well-wishers along the way. For whatever reason they couldn’t or wouldn’t walk that very short distance.
Fast forward to the next evening which took me to a fair to see Rick Springfield. Rick had uninterrupted energy moving around the stage at a pace that would challenge many people half his age for nearly two hours, hard-strumming away on his guitar as he is known to do.
He danced around with his guitarists and was literally high kicking and jumping to emphasize certain song moments or to end a song. It seemed he could’ve gone on for at least another hour easily. He also did take his shirt off towards the end in an “if you’ve got it, flaunt it” move to reveal he still works hard to stay in shape.
“If You’ve Seen One 70-Year-Old, You’ve Seen One 70-Year Old”
That was the quote I recently read that Brian Clark shared in his Longevity Gains publication that highlights the power of the 50+ consumer segment. This back-to-back concert attendance was absolute proof of that truth and that you can’t assume that someone’s age tells the whole story.
I don’t know either artist’s personal health status or detailed habits, but on the surface one has struggled with their weight and appeared to be in one of their heavier phases. Plus, I would guess from the lack of physical ability and energy, other than an injury which may have occurred to contribute to the limitations, they don’t do much regular exercise. Rick Springfield, on the other hand has always been slim and in interviews claims to follow a pescatarian diet and work out daily.
Personally, it Doesn’t Matter to Me What Someone Weighs
However, if there’s even a chance that controllable factors like nutrition and exercise are impacting someone’s quality of life, that’s when it does matter. None of us can control some of the genetic cards we’ve been dealt. I know I personally don’t have the best hand, but we can do our part to put ourselves in the best position to not just live to an advanced age, but live well doing everything we love to do.
Which 73-Year-Old Do You Want to Be (or Are You Already?)
I fully expect I’ll be able to see Rick Springfield rocking onstage with good energy at age 80, and if so, I’ll be there!
The Longevity Takeaway
If you’ve ever thought even for a moment what your later life might look like and if you are able to not just live long, but as they say on Star Trek, to prosper, it’s never too early or too late to set yourself up to have those years possibly even be your best years. However, the road to healthy and happy starts here and now.
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