Getting older as an artist isn’t just about grey hair and bad knees—it’s about identity, purpose, and letting go of the spotlight.
In this episode, I open up about the toll aging took on me, how my creative motivation shifted as I got older, and the surprising freedom that came with becoming irrelevant.
This one’s for anyone feeling the weight of getting older in a world that worships youth.
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0:00 – Intro: Sneezing injuries and the aging curveball
0:54 – Fame, tattoos, and becoming invisible
3:30 – When sex appeal drove the songwriting
5:25 – The shift from desire to legacy
7:32 – The unexpected peace of irrelevance
11:07 – My old body and me: an honest look
12:50 – Aging isn't a curse—it’s a privilege
aging and creativity, midlife reinvention, mental health music industry, aging rockstars, letting go of relevance, identity after fame, burnout recovery, music industry truth, legacy songwriting, irrelevant but happy
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