Originally Posted by: maddogmattI'll be 52 on the 19th. Reading your posts made me wonder... do you guys ever feel like contests dog us due to our age. Its like you have to be in your teens or twenties to win anything. As soon as I put my age on an entry, I feel like I've kinda excluded myself from winning.
Funny thing is... when WE were growing up, all the greats were right there with us.... REAL music, not the processed, overdubbed, pedal induced stuff so "popular" today.
Anyone agree?

I haven't entered any contests yet, but I'm 36 and just got into music seriously two years ago. (I played piano when I was little, sang some here and there, but gave it up for corporate life for 10+ years.) That is not right about contests being open only to people up to 50 years old!! That makes me mad!!

I know I'm way younger than most of y'all who posted here, but I'm a female vocalist primarily, drummer second, piano player third. Guitar is a far, far fourth instrument for me. Being a female vocalist I sometimes fight against feeling like my time is already past, but I keep telling myself, like you guys: age is in the mind! I'm not trying to be a pop star.

Anyway, kudos to all of you who started in your 40's or later! I know a drummer in a good local cover band who didn't start playing until his 40's. I've heard of female vocalists who didn't launch their careers until their kids were grown or almost grown.

And of course... regardless of how good you are or you get, you're never too old to simply enjoy making music. It's all just a journey anyway. Enjoy it. Even the greatest musicians can't take it with 'em....