I hope I didn't give the impression that I was taking the piss either. It's every person's choice to position themselves where they want to in society, and who am I or anyone else to comment on that?

I also have a fear, that I will get so stuck in my ways, in likes and dislikes which have accumulated over the years, that I end up refusing to listen to - and thereby miss out on - things of interest and value and substance. My son - 30 years younger than me - has evolved his own musical tastes, many of which are not mine and some of which are. What pleases me beyond measure is that, when he comes to visit, he brings music with him on CD, or on his laptop, that he thinks I might be interested in listening to. It's his taste - not mine - and what amazes me is that, when I listen to it, I find something interesting and worthwhile in more than I expected of it.

When the day comes that I can't do that, then I'll give up.