Philip Glass to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on April 1, 2025

Glass created a stir on Monday 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 88, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 01/04/2025 : 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-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 Monday 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.