Bessie Smith had relevant words for this

[oursin]

You've been a good old wagon, Daddy, but you done broke down.

Once he was like a Cadillac, Now he's like an old worn-out Ford.

Liam Gallagher, the eternally chippy younger brother of rock, apparently now needs a hip replacement. At 49, the ex-Oasis frontman is suffering from arthritis, which he seems to be approaching with customary but misplaced stubbornness. This week it emerged that he is refusing to have the surgery his doctor recommended, because hip replacements are for old people.

He'd rather, apparently, just be in pain.

Quite apart from the ageism/ableism here, how is this not really foolish? If he had a good old wagon/Cadillac that was showing signs of wear and tear, we think it most likely that he would get that fixed before it got worse and ground to a complete halt, no?

It may sound massively macho and metal to say, soldiering on here, upper lip stiff as anything, it's only a scratch, only hurts when I laugh, etc, but we suspect that this is going to hinder any lively bopping around shortly down the road.

Apparently Mick Jagger is still performing at his advanced age and after heart surgery by pursuing a rigorous exercise regimen and healthy lifestyle. Not going 'I'm well hard and can continue to party hard'.