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PrintableYes. You must be in your 20s to achieve superstardom. That's the rule. All you 30-something, 40-something, over the hill ancient mummified one foot in the coffin geezers and fuddy duddies, please. Just go to your resting home and let the kids have their fun. | |
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Okay something needs to be made clear here. When you say pop stars over 30, I don't think that artists like Tina Turner, Sting and Phil Collins should count since they were already Well known because they fronted famous bands in their 20's which gives them a huge advantage. Now when you're talking about brand new artists who break into the business over age 30 then it becomes a little harder.Sheryl Crow is the only artist I can think of who recently was able to do it (I think she was in her mid-thirties at the time). Other then that, I think you'd have to go back to the 70's or earlier to find someone | |
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tane1976 said: Universaluv said: Graycap's question is which acts "reached their top" after their 30's. So I'm not necessarilly counting their first album. I'm talking about when they blew up as superstars... Sting wasn't a "superstar" yet in 1979. Nor was Phil in 1973. [Edited 4/21/06 8:17am] With that song and 1974s Crapet Crawlers, Genesis were superstars by English standards in 1975, in 1978 they had their first American smash with "Follow me, follow you" Also Phil Collins become the main star after Peter Gabriel left to do a solo career in 1975. Genesis's 1980 album Duke was a nother large hit and Phil Collins released "In the air tonight" from his solo album "Face Value" in Feb 81 a few weeks short of his 30th birthday. I am a Phil Collins and Genesis fan. Face Value sold 9 million copies. "superstars by English standards" 
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