Not necessarily true... it could happen that the new RHCP album gets them a new generation of fans.. it’s very unlikely though...
Very unlikely they get a new generation of fans. Absolutely impossible that anything they put out at 58 tops their current creative peak as 58 is a larger number than 30.
I find it sad.. why shouldn’t Phoenix do it next? Or LCD Soundsystem?
I think if you view music rights as a commodity, there is a couple factors at play. Pretend music rights are a race horse. You have this race horse and it won two of its first three races and placed in its other one. Do you sell the race horse right now or do you hold on to it because it may be worth more down the road? What if you sell the race horse and then it wins the Kentucky Derby? These are the same heuristics in play with music rights.
If you think your music is going to remain super popular decades from now and induce the type of nostalgia that movie makers and advertisers want, then it might make sense to take the risk of holding onto that commodity. OTOH, most bands music rights do not continue to appreciate overtime compared to inflation, I would imagine. The RHCPs or U2s of the world whose (again, inflation-adjusted) valuation peak does not closely align with their creative peak are SUPER rare, if you just start listing bands off the top of your head and thinking about it.
