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who in the music biz has actually stayed retired??

knewjakknewjak 1,231 Posts
edited July 2005 in Music Talk
the Emenem 'retiring thread' got me thinking. Which artists (of any genre) has announced a retirement and actually stuck to their guns?
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  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    the Emenem 'retiring thread' got me thinking. Which artists (of any genre) has announced a retirement and actually stuck to their guns?

    David Bowie...oh, wait, no.....

    I think he holds the record though at something like at least 4 'retirements'.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    It's really too soon to tell, but Garth Brooks has been out of the public eye as long as there's been a 2000's.

    Patti Smith was retired for years, but she was smart - she didn't announce that she was quitting show business, she just went underground till people noticed she was gone. None of this Jay-Z business where you make a big deal out of retirement yet we still see your photo in the newspapers every day.
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    It's really too soon to tell, but Garth Brooks has been out of the public eye as long as there's been a 2000's.

    Patti Smith was retired for years, but she was smart - she didn't announce that she was quitting show business, she just went underground till people noticed she was gone. None of this Jay-Z business where you make a big deal out of retirement yet we still see your photo in the newspapers every day.

    yeah, garth Brooks has really only done charity events and had his face in the papers cuz he married Trisha Yearwood. Dude's gotta have royalties comin'outta his bathroom faucet every morning, the number of records he's sold. He don't have to do shit.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Garth Brooks has been out of the public eye as long as there's been a 2000's.

    cheers to that.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    yeah, garth Brooks has really only done charity events and had his face in the papers cuz he married Trisha Yearwood.

    and even then i dont recall anyone talking about it like they would have ten years ago when they were the hottest shit going in country music (when was trisha's last hit, anyway?)
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    yeah, the "announcing you're retiring" thing is really just a "hey, look at me!dont forget about me, make sure you keep up with the other shit I will be doing!" A bunch of silly bullshit.
  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    scott walker

    jacques brel - he only retired from live performances but at leat he stuck to it.

  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    scott walker



    Well, didn't Scott do TILT and a film soundtrack, or has he retired since then? I think he's just a very private, reclusive guy. It's a wonder he ever threw himself into show biz enough to even become sorta famous, let alone the huge star he was in the 60s. Good timing I guess.
  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    well two records in the last 25, both of which being radical departures from you're previous body of work sounds kindal ike retirement to me.

    he hasnt performed live in decades either.

  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    Cat Stevens
  • HollywoodColeHollywoodCole 184 Posts
    When was the last time James Brown put out anything?
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    When was the last time James Brown put out anything?

    The hardest working man in showbiz still tours practically full time, in addition to TV and film cameos. He is the living embodiment of "FULL TIME WORKER", at least since Ray Charles passed.

  • HollywoodColeHollywoodCole 184 Posts
    When was the last time James Brown put out anything?

    The hardest working man in showbiz still tours practically full time, in addition to TV and film cameos. He is the living embodiment of "FULL TIME WORKER", at least since Ray Charles passed.


    damn JB is ganKsta
  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    i think Cat Stevens has put out a couple Arabic joints and a spoken word childrens book thing.

    but i guess since he changed his name its effectively career #2

  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

  • funkyexamplefunkyexample 915 Posts
    i always thought too short's retirement was kinda funny. that was like the shortest retirement ever.

    also cat stevens was about to come out of retirement and was on a flight back to the US from europe. i guess the flight was suppose to go through boston and was diverted to maine because of his muslim background/terrorist ties. he was supposed to record for some nashville label i believe. sorta sad.
  • parsecparsec 5,087 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.
  • youngEINSTEINyoungEINSTEIN 2,443 Posts
    retire from music? IMPOSSIBLE!
  • THRIFTDIGTHRIFTDIG 36 Posts
    Bill Withers??
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    skeeter davis...

    too bad too, her hits was the shits.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.

    he is also really really sick with MS...dude has a good excuse
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.

    he is also really really sick with MS...dude has a good excuse

    Ha! "fuck a musician retiring, unless he's crippled or dying or something."
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.

    he is also really really sick with MS...dude has a good excuse

    Ha! "fuck a musician retiring, unless he's crippled or dying or something."

    hug a nut paychump
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    skeeter davis...

    too bad too, her hits was the shits.

    when did she retire? i thought she kept right on performing until the day she died
  • NewLifeTrioNewLifeTrio 271 Posts
    i guess the flight was suppose to go through boston and was diverted to maine because of his muslim background/terrorist ties.

    Exactly what terrorist ties are those?
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    i guess the flight was suppose to go through boston and was diverted to maine because of his muslim background/terrorist ties.

    Exactly what terrorist ties are those?

    The link is to fox news (i know, i know), but the actual story comes from Associated Press (not much better admittedly).
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    dang, i just googled that shit, and yer right... you got me on some other shit two-weeks ago too. all i've got to say now is...
    and...
  • parsecparsec 5,087 Posts
    dang, i just googled that shit, and yer right... you got me on some other shit two-weeks ago too. all i've got to say now is...
    and...
    So whatchoo sayin, Pickwick wears spandex??
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:

    Captain Beefheart

    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.

    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.

    he is also really really sick with MS...dude has a good excuse

    Ha! "fuck a musician retiring, unless he's crippled or dying or something."

    hug a nut paychump

    AWESOME.

    This site is about discussion. If you can't deal with opinions contrary to yours, maybe you should take another 24-hour "vacation". Isn't that kind of like a time-out?

  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    i can't beleive it took me this long:



    Captain Beefheart



    nada, zip, zilch since the retirement.



    I think he put out a song last year, it was only like 30 seconds long. True Beefheart style haha.



    he is also really really sick with MS...dude has a good excuse



    Ha! "fuck a musician retiring, unless he's crippled or dying or something."




    hug a nut paychump



    AWESOME.



    This site is about discussion. If you can't deal with opinions contrary to yours, maybe you should take another 24-hour "vacation". Isn't that kind of like a time-out?






    oh yes sir Mr. Paycheck, yes sir, I will do as you say, I forget how much you know about everything...thanks for clearing that up.



    If you remember correctly, I am sure you do, you know everything, I split form here for about a week when someone threatened to kill me because of my opinion on a sports team(and you being a total prick)...just sayin'
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