When Kate is 55 (or more)

[btd@carina.cray.com (Bryan Dongray)]

Keith.Birch@acgs.qld.edu.au (English Faculty) wrote:
>I believe acting is a touchy subject, so I'll drop that and ask: Can 
>anyone see KT still producing albums when she is, say, 55 years old? What 
>will they be like? We've seen her grow from adolescent 13 y.o. to 
>mid-30's, with changes (IMHO) in her music in tune with her maturing. If 
>she is still writing, what will she be writing about in 20 years?

Norman Buchwald <jbuchwald@csun.edu> wrote:
> I think "Warm and Soothing" may give an idea.  Maybe a sequel to "The Jig 
> Of Life"?  I think her songs are always about eternity.  If anything, I 
> think a second childhood may bring back a lot of her childlike wonder 
> that I started to feel disappearing a bit on her last two albums.  And I 
> miss that.  What do you think?

Good and interesting points.

I write:

I think her albums have gone along with her age, sort of, with exceptions,
and not necessarily all directly from her experiences, so I would guess
that at 55 she might be writing about children leaving home, partners
leaving for younger partners, life winding down, etc.
Which is all fine by me being just 4 years younger than Kate, I will
be able to relate to/understand these things better, just as I find and
have found much of her lyrics to date being able to relate to/understand,
if you know what I mean?

KB quote:	I'm feeling like a waltz growing old.
AC quote:	Can't wear her out, she can't grow old.

			Bryan Dongray