Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65.
As a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought.
I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been 30 years, and it's always been personal, but I've always told stories.
I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.
When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years.
I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.
At 88 years old - with every intention of living decades longer - I'm still running a company, writing articles, launching new ventures, and fully enjoying life.
I think it was 37 years that I did music.
I have never retired - I have averaged 40 working weeks a year since 1933.
Playing music is just one of the best things. I can't retire.