Peter Gabriel to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Gabriel fans. Speculation had been rife that the British musician best known for his hit song Sledgehammer, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 75, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 05/12/2025 : 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.
#ThankYouPeter
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouPeter 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.
“Peter Gabriel was unlike any other musician we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouPeter”
— @universalObserver, 4 Dec 2025
“Gabriel wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 4 Dec 2025
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