Is rock and roll on the rocks?

Time is no longer on the side of rock legends such as Mick Jagger (left) and Ozzy Osbourne. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EPA-EFE
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LAS VEGAS • Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger "on the mend" following a heart valve procedure, Ozzy Osbourne postponing his tour over a fall, The Who's Pete Townshend nearly deaf - time is no longer on the side of rock's legends.

And with every farewell tour, biopic, throwback compilation release and mid-20th century icon succumbing to age, chills from rock's grim reaper can feel increasingly nippy, leaving some in the industry questioning the genre's future.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 10, 2019, with the headline Is rock and roll on the rocks?. Subscribe