Retirement is fatal. Luckily, in my profession, you don't have to retire.
I'm old enough to have friends and contemporaries who have long since retired, and that's their prerogative - enough is enough; it doesn't mean a thing to me. But I haven't got any money, so, you know, I just keep on working.
I don't believe in retirement.
Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.
I don't intend to retire.
I'm not retiring, because when you retire, you're still getting paid. I'm not getting paid, so I'm not retiring.
The word 'retirement' doesn't really sit well with me. There comes a time when you reach a position in society or culture where people will not let you retire. You can say, 'Alright, I'm going to hang up my guitar,' but people will still not let you retire.
I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.
I don't want to retire. I still want to play.
