Steve Jones to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Jones fans. Speculation had been rife that Sex Pistols guitarist is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 70, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 05/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a guitarist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a guitarist 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.
#ThankYouSteve
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouSteve 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.
“Steve Jones was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSteve”
— @universalObserver, 4 Dec 2025
“Didn't Steve Jones retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 4 Dec 2025
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