I can't play music i bought with my old email/old apple id

I bought some music with an email address I no longer use. Apple won't let me play the music because I have to authorize my computer with a password for that email address I no longer use. Does it mean that the music I bought I can no longer play?

Hello, jexmas. 
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You can reset your Apple ID password via the steps in the first article below.  I would try the option to answer your security questions.  If those steps do not work then you may need to reach out to our account security team to reset this old Apple ID password.  Once this is done you should be able to access your old DRM protected purchases. 
Apple ID: If you forget your password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5787
Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
Cheers,
Jason H.

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