Ray Davies to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Davies fans. Speculation had been rife that Kinks frontman is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 80, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 10/04/2025 : 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 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.
#ThankYouRay
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouRay 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.
“Ray Davies was unlike any other musician we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRay”
— @universalObserver, 9 Apr 2025
“Didn't Ray Davies retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 9 Apr 2025
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