I'm 36 and I love Opeth. My friend thinks I'm trying to "cling on to my youth" by listening to metal (and because I date younger girls...but that's another story).
We're at a Padre game the other day and I have on a Opeth shirt (the one that says Established 1990 on the bottom of the back) and a kid at the concession stand goes, "dude, is that Opeth?!" My first Opeth fan sighting! So, I rap with the kid for a little bit about the gigs, etc. As we're leaving, my friend says, "See dude, that's how old people are that listen to that shit."
So the next day, we're in my car and I fucking forward my BWP CD to "Harvest". I don't say anything. My friend's like, "this is pretty cool...who is it?"
"Its that metal band you were teasing me about dickhead", I say, "you know, some people would say that listening to the same shit you listened to in high school is 'clinging to your youth'...How many times can you listen to your Mr. Big albums?"