Alan Jackson is a rare breed of Jackson to make it to the "top best-selling music artists of all time" list. Two Grammys, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards -- the man's lived the life of two or three talented musicians by his lonesome! Yet, Jackson now tires of being so great. Now, to soothe you, he's only retiring from touring. He could have more songs in him!
But "Last Call: One More for the Road" will be your last time physically basking in Jackson's glory.
To be fair, though? He's been transparent as to why he's giving it up. "I've been touring for over 30 years, you know, played everywhere in the country and parts of the world," Jackson says.
To be so good with such consistency for over 30 years must be taxing. Jackson didn't stop there, however.
"Have had a wonderful career, and getting into my twilight years. All my daughters are grown, and I got one grandchild and one on the way. Enjoy spending more time at home, and don't want to be away like I had to be in my younger days. I don't tour as much now as I did 10 years ago. But I think it's getting time to start thinking about hanging it up full-time."
Jackson concludes by mentioning his ongoing struggles with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is a degenerative condition affecting muscles in the arms and legs.
Alan Jackson Retires From Touring With Understandable Reasoning
Fans have been taking the news of Jackson's impending retirement pretty well!
"Sad to hear, but your fans fully understand! Wishing you all the best!" one X (formerly Twitter) user said in support of Jackson.
