I don't think he's too old or hated all that much. Somebody bought those bazillions of records
. Also, if it's poppy, the masses will probably eat it up. I mean, look at the gazillion records sold by the Back Street Boys, N*Sync, Britney. There's no accounting for taste. I hope it's more soulful than poppy, but I'm guessing he'll go poppy. Who knows?