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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Myth of Musical Retirement
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So much for retirement, huh?
It’s another nail in the coffin of the retirement that never really was, as hip-hop titan and Def Jam Records president Jay-Z returns with a concept album inspired by the upcoming movie “American Gangster.” It’s not the soundtrack, though Def Jam is releasing that, too.
Then, the day that Jay-Z’s new CD is released, Nov. 6, he’ll begin a series of five shows in mid-sized venues. Those shows take place in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia. For a man who retired from making music back in 2003, Jay-Z is awfully busy making music. This will be the second album he’s released within a 12-month period.
The not-quite retirement has become a staple of the music biz. David Bowie retired back in the early ’70s, but he’s still performing and recording more than 30 years later. And how many farewell tours have Kiss and the Who done?
If these artists have no intention of staying retired, why do they insist on telling us they’re through? Is it for that extra blast of publicity, perhaps?
And if Jay-Z’s going to tour, why the heck isn’t Atlanta on the itinerary?
