Just a week after announcing his farewell tour, country music legend Alan Jackson is sharing the reasons behind his decision to retire.
The 65-year-old shared the news with his fans through a video posted to his X (formerly Twitter) account.
“I’ve been touring for over 30 years, you know, played everywhere in the country and parts of the world,” Jackson said. “Have had a wonderful career, and getting into my twilight years, and all my daughters are grown, and I got one grandchild and one on the way. Enjoy spending more time at home, and don’t want to be away like I had to be in my younger days, and I don’t tour as much now as I did 10 years ago. But I think it’s getting time to start thinking about hanging it up full-time.”
The tour, named “Last Call: One More for the Road,” is scheduled to kick off on Aug. 2 and currently includes 10 dates, running through May 17, 2025, reports Penn Live.
In 2021, Jackson revealed he has Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a chronic neuropathy condition that affects balance and the ability to walk. He also mentioned this in the video posted to his account.
“Most of my fans know I have a degenerative health condition that affects my legs and arms and my mobility that I got from my daddy and it’s getting worse,” he said. “So, it makes me more uncomfortable on stage, and I just have a hard time, and I just want to think about maybe calling it quits before I’m unable to do the job like I want to.”
