Why do old people hate new music? – Holly, age 14, Belmont, Massachusetts When I was a teenager, my dad wasn’t terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like “a lot ...

Why do old people hate new music? – Holly, age 14, Belmont, Massachusetts When I was a teenager, my dad wasn’t terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like “a lot of noise,” ...

The fact that he thought of a 50-year-old song as being “the music of today” speaks volumes about when his interest in new music ended. And it turns out that my father is not alone.

In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have stopped listening to new music. Meanwhile, popular songs released when you’re in your early teens are likely to remain ...