“It’s better to burn out than to fade away.” Neil Young
Or is it? I remember a time when all rock stars, Young included, were, well, young. And then the music industry discovered irony, and we realised it was no more ridiculous for Jagger to perform Satisfaction at 55 than 25.
I don’t know if the deft through-ball with which Ryan Giggs, then aged 39 years and 363 days, played in Nani for Manchester United’s fifth goal at Leverkusen last Wednesday could be described as ironic, but the United midfielder seems every bit as intent on prolonging his career as far as possible into his fifth decade as many contemporary rockers.