Iain Purdon wrote:Maybe there is, but that’s not the Shadows. I think Bruce is probably saying it as it is. And why not? I’m younger than he is and I don’t want to go back to work!
In my spare time, I play bass guitar in a blues/rock band, totally different from The Shadows' music and I really enjoy doing it, because music is my hobby and a big passion. However, physically it's quite demanding, especially when we are doing high energy lengthy 2,5 to 3 hour shows with lots of improvisation. At my current age, it's quite easy to keep up with it, but I think whenever I reach 60, 65 and beyond, it would probably become a struggle at which point I would stop. So, I can completely understand our heroes if they would like to retire and call it a day. As has been said, The Shadows have given us so much enjoyment with lots of recorded music and television, radio and concerts appearances, during a very long time, that in my opinion they fully deserve their retirement. Everything they still do record, release and perform is a bonus!
