Dying Young a Great Career Move
- seneca54
- BuckyRea
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» BuckyRea - The Young and the At-Rest
Buddy Holly - The "music died" when he was only 22. Would a 64-year-old Holly be more like Paul Anka?
OWCH! You never expect the truth to hurt this much, NancySue. Paul Anka, indeed. Double-ouch. By the by, a recent article of mine reviewed some sites that featured speculation on the career path of a still-living John Lennon ("Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"). Of course these were Beatles fans, so their speculations were a bit more optimistic than "Neil Diamond."
What gets me about all this is that there are so many people who truly found their callings in life long after they passed the "to an athlete dying young" stage of youthful tragedy. For every Marlon Brando who lived long past their hour in the limelight, there is a Mel Brooks, a Lauren Hutton, or an Angela Landsbury who found a second career to fit their more mature selves.
I can't imagine who the Jack Kennedy model would be, but I'm afraid his brother Ted might be a pretty good approximation (altho given his health, JFK wasn't terribly likely to live out his allotted "three score and ten."
A very thought provoking article.
-- posted by BuckyRea
» seneca54 - Re: The Young and the At-Rest
In response to message posted by BuckyRea:Thanks Bucky - I think? (tee hee!) Actually, I am a HUGE Beatles fan, and LOVED Lennon. But, frankly, I don't think NEIL DIAMOND is a bad fate. He's a great guy - and an inspired songwriter - just less obvious in his approach than Lennon was.
I definitely agree with you about the "late bloomers" and/or second careers enjoyed by so many.
-- posted by seneca54
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