Jamie Reidy comments on 64-year old rocker Gregg Allman’s upcoming marriage to a 24-year old.
CNN’s Piers Morgan landed a scoop last night during his interview with The Allman Brothers Band lead singer:
Mr. Allman once said, “In order to sing the blues, you gotta live the blues.” I bet a lot of older guys are thinking, “I’d have lived the blues if I’d known I’d end up with a 24-year old!”
But I’d also guess a bunch of other fellas are thinking, “Jesus, what would we talk about?” Given Gregg’s somewhat sluggish performance in the interview, I doubt these lovebirds are engaging in witty repartee.
Hopefully, the 7th trip down the aisle is the charm for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member.
This is what Mrs. Gregg Allman looks like:
Piers doesn’t reveal the young lady’s name; please, please, please let it be “Melissa.”
I’d love to hear what his grandchildren think about this!
Could you ever marry someone 40-years younger than you?
Sorry, but if you have the same interests/outlook/wisdom in your 50s, 60s, 70s as you did in your early 20s, then you’ve wasted a LOT of years. The majority of people in their early to mid 20s are still pretty much kids with very little life experience under their belts. If a guy this age has so much in common with a young girl who could be his granddaughter, to me that’s just kind of sad. :\ Sex…yeah. That might be a perk to enjoy a firm “pre-babies” body. But really — how long does that “thrill” last anyway? Even… Read more »
The thing I always wondered about when I was younger, and older guys pursued me, is what would happen if we got married and, inevitably, I got older. Especially if a guy has a track record of divorce followed by new younger women, it’s a legitimate concern that he’s a guy who simply has a fetish for youth, and once that wanes, so will his interest. However, a 40 year age difference may make it difficult to continue the pattern so maybe that’s safer than a 20 year difference.
Why should anyone judge what they do? Why is it so impossible that they actually love each other? Age is a lot more than just biology. Maybe she is just unusually mature for her age. This could be an idealistic and naive assumption, but as a young girl who is attracted to significantly older men, I know I get really frustrated when everyone assumes that I’m a gold digger with low self esteem and am incapable of maintaining a real relationship. I bet she has similar frustrations. Realtionships involving age gaps come with their own set of difficulties, but that… Read more »
I doubt its an ego thing. Like most men he’s probably just attracted to women in that age group. If I’ve learned anything from the comments on “Does Size Matter”-type articles on this site, it’s that everyone has a right to their preferences whether its penis size or age. His preference appears to be women who are 24, and we should respect that. Also, I don’t see the whole point of “age appropriate partners.” From my experience, people don’t become that much more interesting/intelligent/wise past their twenties. Maybe in a previous era, wisdom was something you continually acquired with age,… Read more »
You have been hanging out with the wrong crowd.
“Also, I don’t see the whole point of “age appropriate partners.” From my experience, people don’t become that much more interesting/intelligent/wise past their twenties.”
I agree. I have read writings from when I was 14. I was pretty surprised at how creative I used to be. I have never understood the whole age appropriate thing either.
Well as long as they are legally able to consent, then who cares. 60 and 20, go for it, though leave some single women for me and others I know who are in our 20’s and single:P
Several possibilities here:
They are genuinely in love and would be in love even if Greg wasn’t rock star Greg and Shannon was not hot and young (unlikely but not impossible)
Greg has somehow manipulated Shannon into loving him with his fame and wealth.
Shannon has somehow manipulated Greg into loving her with her own wealth (youth and beauty).
Some baking recipe type and mostly rational combination of all three of the above.
Well – if she’s his 7th “to be” wife, than marriage is probably not as serious matter for him as for the majority of people. Could it be real love – I don’t know, but I’d rather doubt it. Not because of the age difference, but because of the overall “past performance” of Mr. Allman. The girl is certainly beautiful – personally I think very beautiful, hot and everything… Ironically – if this mariage will last until his death, he will have great time with such hottie at his side, and she will still be either young or at least… Read more »
I suggest we treat her like an actual person who’s making a decision that could be in her own best interest. Assume she has her reasons for getting married to him, and not just that he’s the one making everything happen.
Are you suggesting that we give women agency in their own decisions: HERITIC 🙂
Reminds me of the joke about a really old man marrying a much younger woman, and he’s asked, “Aren’t you afraid of dying during sex?” To which he replies, “If she dies, she dies.”
I’d still take a 62-year-old Cher, seven days a week.
When I saw this on CNN this morning, I told my husband. He paused for a moment and said, “Well it’s obviously all about the sex.” But here’s the thing… You can have sex with women in their 30s, 40s and 50s… It’s all about the ego! She’s a trophy, proof that he’s still famous, proof that he’s still virile and attractive. No doubt she tells him how wonderful he is and perfect and the whatnot. But that shit doesn’t last, as we’ve seen in the previous 3 (4?) wives of Allman. However — I think that the institution of… Read more »
I understand what you’re saying, but if its not about love, then a man would most likely prefer to have sex with a 20 something over a 40 something. I agree its also about ego, but its equally about sex… assuming they are having it. Ick. It could also be about $. It won’t hurt to be married to a rockstar. She can keep her youth and beauty and get his $. I do agree that the “institution” of mariage has gotten out of hand these days. “Protecting” it from gays, keeping it “sacred”, all the while we’re getting married… Read more »
It could just possibly be that he prefers the looks of younger women, and sex with them, etc. Doesn’t have to mean he wants to show her off.
Studies show men over 60 marry women who are on average 15 yrs their junior. The gap widens the older.
It is ego driven. Most 60-70 simply cannot f**k like 20-30 or even 40 year old men. Half of these men suffer from ED.
I hope she get like a $5 mil life ins policy on him. She will probably get knocked up too!
Hey, I guess he wants to go out with a big smile on his face.