Paul McCartney Addresses Retirement Talk

Paul McCartney is 83, and he’s proving that age is really just a number. He’s not slowing down at all, and even though some musicians his age are ready to call it a day, McCartney is going full speed ahead.

McCartney, who has his 84th birthday on June 18, just released a new solo album called “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” and is on the road through November. Speaking with NME, McCartney talked about whether he’s planning to retire soon.

“I don’t know. I never know, y’know?” he said in the chat. “I remember when I was 50 years old, my manager at the time said, ‘Well, are you thinking of retiring?’ I went, ‘Uh, I don’t think so.'”

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He added, “But he obviously thought, 50 … which, I get it, because we thought 30 was really old [when] we were 20. So 30 was like that’d be unseemly, but it came, and it went, and people were still playing, and audiences like the music.”

McCartney also said that he still gets “creative satisfaction” from writing music and releasing those songs to the world.

“It’s still a great achievement to sit down with, let’s say, my guitar and there’s nothing there, and I’m just noodling around, and suddenly, maybe after three or four hours, I’ve got a song,” he added. “I know how it goes, and I’ve written the lyrics down, and it’s a real achievement. That still is a magic feeling for me. I think that’s the creative buzz still, and hopefully always will be.”

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It’s so great to see McCartney still making music and thrilling the world with his talents. It’s even better that he’s not ready to hang it up yet.

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM.