Bob Weir to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Weir fans. Speculation had been rife that Grateful Dead ex-guitarist is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 77, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 02/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter-guitarist just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouBob
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouBob was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Bob Weir was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBob”
— @universalObserver, 1 May 2025
“Didn't Bob Weir retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 1 May 2025
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