Retirement is not a thing musicians do. Rather, they stop when there's no more music in them.
Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas where the goal is to enjoy it to the fullest, but not so fully that one runs out of money.
Retirement finds enjoyment in the knowledge that one is able to drift through the day at one's own pace, easy in the knowledge that one has put hard work and achievement behind one.
Retirement is the filthiest word in the language, for to retire from what makes you what you are is to back up into the grave.
Retirement is a period of life requiring the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth.
Retirement is of course great if one is busy, rich, and healthy, but it must be granted that, under those circumstances, work too is great.
Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, to let go of the past, and to find peace and happiness within.