Mike Love to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Love fans. Speculation had been rife that Beach Boys singer is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 84, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 10/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a musician isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a musician-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.
#ThankYouMike
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouMike 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.
“Mike Love was unlike any other musician we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMike”
— @universalObserver, 9 Jan 2026
“Didn't Mike Love retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 9 Jan 2026
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