Legendary Pete Seeger reflects on life at 85

[Kooperman]

Legendary Pete Seeger reflects on life at 85

The Associated Press

Updated: 12:29 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2004LOS ANGELES -

The voice on the other end of the line sounds a bit winded at first, giving his caller momentary pause that perhaps the years are finally catching up on the dean of American folk singers.

But then Pete Seeger explains that he’s just spent the better part of the afternoon outside, building a new fence around his home in the mountains of rural upstate New York.

These are busy times for Seeger, who has far more on his plate than just building fences, or chopping wood, which he also does regularly at 85.

A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy winner, and the composer of hundreds of songs including such American classics as “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn Turn Turn” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” Seeger has never been one to slow down.

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[Umma]

Good for him.... an active life beyond retirement age is a worthwhile one. Far too many people retire and sit waiting to die.