I think it is time to retire

Herman, good point, and thanks. I'll choose to believe Stevie Wonder has nothing to do with his music rights until I learn otherwise.

Tfkaudio raises some good questions. If there are still people out there who go to concerts (the Stones are always sold out) and buy cd's, why retire? Music brings joy and comfort and as long as there's an audience, it's a simple matter for everyone else to simply turn the dial or not buy the cd or concert ticket. My father retired from his trade at 65 and then continued to work it part time until he was past 75 -- I think it helped keep him young. I sure hope nobody forces me to stop working while I can still make even a small positive impact.

I'm sorry people find my thread mean spirited. To me the music coming from many of the people I named is pathetic. I just bought the new Gilmore. I would rather listen to the Chipmunk Christmas album. Like so many of these artists the Gilmore album never seems to get going. To me the last great thing out of Fagen was The Nightfly. I guess I agree to disagree with the people who found it necessary to attack me. If you enjoy the crap, well - good for you. It bores the sh** out of me.

I would love to retire - can't afford to. That aside I am sure if the quality of my work dropped by 2/3 I'm sure I would be forced to retire.

Jjmali,

You started a controversial thread by berating musicians who are popular, more so in the past, of course. You are bound to piss fans of those artists off. So don't bear umbrage against those "who found it necessary to attack me". And don't be mean spirited and call it "crap". You know the old saying about stone throwing.

Regards,

Whoa, calm down everyone! I think that many of those who responded to this post are far more "mean-spirited" than Jjmali. His point has been entirely skewed by the hand-wringers that are so worried about the artists' feelings (sniff, sniff, bottom lip-biting whimper). He's right there are some acts that are past their prime, it's obvious. Hey if you enjoy it, it's O.K. Just don't claim that some of these acts are turning out work that is of the caliber they made in their prime. I don't agree with everyone on his list, but I'd definitely add Fleedwood Mac to the list. "Say You Will," their last album, was garbage.