New study shows that people stop listening to new music at 33

[James Franciscus]

Except for James Franciscus and Jbird.

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"If you’re 33 or older, you will never listen to new music again—at least, that’s more or less what a new online study says. The study, which is based mainly on data from U.S. Spotify users, concludes that age 33 is when, on average, people stop discovering new music and begin the official march to the grave..."

 

[JC777]

Wow. I should have stopped a long time ago and saved a lot of money.

 

[tiger roach]

Hmm, that sounds younger than I would guess. I would think more like 40.

I still check out new stuff, but I have to admit at a much slower pace than when I was in my 20s and 30s. I blame reduced listening time.

 

[JC777]

I get bored with music easily so I'm always trying to find something new (good) to listen to.

 

[Guitar Heel]

I didn't, but that stat doesn't surprise me.

 

[Punchy]

Hmm, that sounds younger than I would guess. I would think more like 40.

I still check out new stuff, but I have to admit at a much slower pace than when I was in my 20s and 30s. I blame reduced listening time.

This. The only time I get to listen to music is in my car, when I'm by myself.

Much of the new stuff I "check out" doesn't warrant a second listen anyway, so it kinda kills the motivation to search for new stuff.

 

[shoeless]

I get bored with music easily so I'm always trying to find something new (good) to listen to.

Exactly. Part of the reason I hate listening to the radio is they play the same crap over and over again. Classic Rock stations have been doing it for 30+ years.

 

[Flamencology]

You'll have to ask me in a couple of years.

 

[Prages]

I probably quit actively seeking out new music before that.

 

[James Franciscus]

Exactly. Part of the reason I hate listening to the radio is they play the same crap over and over again. Classic Rock stations have been doing it for 30+ years.

It's your own fault for listening to Classic Rock radio stations. They do what they've always done.

 

[shoeless]

It's your own fault for listening to Classic Rock radio stations. They do what they've always done.

I don't, and try to avoid them. In fact, I really don't listen to the radio much at all since the stuff I like (new stuff included) rarely gets played. The radio is handy for news, traffic and weather updates though.

 

[Denverdave]

Most of the rock I listen to was produced in the 90s or newer....and I am over 33 by a year or two.

 

[Flamencology]

Rock music is old people music. You might as well be a Lawrence Welk fan.

 

[James Franciscus]

Rock music is old people music. You might as well be a Lawrence Welk fan.

I was influenced by Mitch Miller.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I listen to a lot of new music. Some of it is actually new, and some of it is new to me. The last new thing I heard was two weeks ago. It was the Renaud Garcia-Fons solo album. I've never heard anything like it.

 

[CGord]

The internet in general and Pandora in particular keeps me hearing new stuff pretty frequently.

 

[bsman]

"Study proves that bullshit studies reach bullshit conclusions"...

 

[Flamencology]

"Study proves that bullshit studies reach bullshit conclusions"...

I think it's probably pretty fair. This thread, in an Internet guitar forum, is the furthest thing from a representative sample.

 

[instantsteve]

I'm finding new stuff all the time, and I'll be 59 on my next birthday.

 

[Grant Gross]

I seem to be an outlier. I seek out new music all the time, and I'm pushing 50.