Philip Glass to announce shock retirement from music?

Glass created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Glass fans. Speculation had been rife that the American musician best known for the soundtracks to The Hours or The Truman Show, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 87, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : 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-composer 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.

#ThankYouPhilip

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouPhilip 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.

“Philip Glass was unlike any other musician we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouPhilip”
— @universalObserver, 21 Dec 2024

“Didn't Philip Glass retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 21 Dec 2024

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