Ian McCulloch to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for McCulloch fans. Speculation had been rife that Echo & the Bunnymen frontman is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 66, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 05/12/2025 : 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 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.
#ThankYouIan
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouIan 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.
“Ian McCulloch was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouIan”
— @universalObserver, 4 Dec 2025
“I thought Ian McCulloch retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 4 Dec 2025
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