Commentary: Elderly Rock-Pop

Every year these days, Rolling Stone magazine publishes its so called “Money Report,” which is a tally of which rock and pop performers the previous year took in the most money from selling records and touring and merchandising. And when Kurt saw the latest list — acts that earned between $31 and $57 million dollars apiece — he was struck by the singers and bands who dominate the top ten — they were mostly old, some really old, and their music is mostly… pretty soft.