Rock as It Nears 40: Running on Empty?

I am a 16-year-old who likes classic rock, especially Paul McCartney’s and David Bowie’s. But I also enjoy such recent groups as Depeche Mode and Ziggy Marley.

It would be a bad idea for David Bowie to vow to never sing any of his old hits in concert again. If I paid to see Bowie or McCartney or any other of the “10 artists who should follow the lead of David Bowie,” as stated in Hilburn’s article, I would definitely want to see them perform some of their old, classic hits.

Sure, the recent works of these artists are great too. But what would a McCartney concert be without an old Beatles tune, or a Bowie concert without something from his Ziggy Stardust days, or even a Prince concert without “Little Red Corvette”?

MELISSA HIDALGO

Whittier