Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss rock stars and retirement. Show notes: - Recorded recently via Skype - David Lee Roth recently announced his retirement - Should more aging rock stars retire? - Robert Plant isn't trying to be the Golden God anymore - Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford can still deliver high-energy metal performances - Shut it down, Clapton - Ozzy's been doing retirement tours for 30 years - KISS keeps playing "final" tours - DLR actually predicted his retirement in a 1991 video - Jay: Never saw Dave play with VH - VH changed the hard rock game - Dave and Sammy are different kinds of clowns - Dave only did a few solo albums after 1991 - DLR's image radically changed as his looks did - Bands keep touring into their 70s and 80s - Grant Hart looked pretty rough toward the end of his life, but kept touring - Similar to athletes who don't know when to hang it up - Ringo Starr has the right idea: Let the young guys do the heavy lifting - Ozzy and Sharon have issues with writing credits - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

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