As you know, Bob Seger released his 17th album last week and he admits the title “Ride Out” might sound like a farewell to some.

And while he jokes that “if his voice doesn't hold up, it could turn out to be the case,” he counters “that's not really what I meant.”

"It's to ride out, clear your head from all the stuff that's making you crazy,” he explains in a recent interview with Billboard. “But it could serve as a final title. So if I decide, when I turn 70 in May, that enough's enough, it is kind of like summing up.”

The deciding factor for whether he leaves or not is his voice.  “[It’s] whether it holds up. I want to be graceful about it,” he explains. “I don't want to overstay my welcome.”

As if that was possible, sir.

In the interview, Seger addressed his longevity, saying it's a young man's game, and that he thought the pop music world would have chewed him up and spit him up by now, although he thought he could last.

"I always did, actually. I started writing songs when I was 17. I had planned it: 'I'm going to get big by the time I'm 25. I'm going to be done when I'm 30 because nobody lasts more than five years!' (Laughs.) But if I learn to be a good songwriter, I can continue to help other people who have careers and it'll be fun. That's how I felt at 17. It's hard work, but it's very rewarding work."

Bob Seger's possibly final world tour will hit Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena on December 9.

 

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