‘In the year 2000 my age was 53, born in the first half of the last century’. That’s me. And it’s also Loudon Wainwright III [above] though he’s nine months my senior. I like his music a lot, probably because we’re of similar age, so many of the experiences and feelings he expresses in his song lyrics, are similar to mine. Take ‘Daughter’, for example. I find Loudon authentic, as I do Steve Earle [below] who’s 7-8 years younger than Loudon and me. Steve sings of heroes, he opposes the death penalty and he’s no fan of governments – so he’s my man. The clock of life ticks for us all. These days Loudon, Steve and I each have singer songwriter children. And I’m chuffed that in late November darling Emily is doing a four State Australian tour with Justin Townes Earle. I can’t speak for Loudon and Steve, but whilst I live exactly the life I want to live, I’m 100% sure my most active, productive and contributive days are behind me. Some time in my forties, I came to feel that, well, my options had stopped broadening and had begun narrowing. That’s fine by me. If I had a month to live, I would change little. As Louden sings, ‘I'm the last man on Earth and there ain't nothing wrong with me’.
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