The Manic Street Preachers' middle age mellowing

Can a once notorious rock band grow old with dignity?

James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers thinks it possible. But you have to make peace with your age, says the 44-year-old. You have to accept you are no longer the person you used to be.

“When you pass your tenth studio album, you cross a rubicon,” he says. “You are aware things have changed. You are at a point of no return — a good feeling and a scary one also.”