Lyfe Jennings Is Gonna Retire. Yes, You Read That Right.

Lyfe Jennings, he of the “reformed prisoner story”, somber guitar wielding and nappy facial hair, has decided to “retire”.

The music business is the only industry where people retire after not really doing anything. Or they get “biopics” made about them and they are younger than 30. Seriously.

Honestly, Lyfe has had his moments of shine, though they are few and far between in the grand scheme of things. After his legal issues last year, I’m assuming that he just has restricted travel and is going on probation, yes? LOL. To his credit, he’s not “quitting” music but still…

Just take a “sabbatical” and don’t release a press release. Let us be surprised!

Peep the story after the jump, if you care…

Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Lyfe Jennings is prepping for his new album “Sooner or Later” with every intention of retiring sooner rather than later.After a very successful run on “Showtime In Harlem” (The Apollo) and the sale of thousands of self-produced EPs, Jennings dropped his major label debut “Lyfe 268-192” in 2004. The disc enjoyed great success and led to three more discs, including the new “Sooner.”

However, the five-year stint has bumped the artist to young veteran status and he has decided to retire.

“This is my last album,” Jennings told EUR’s Lee Bailey. “I have three children and they’re at an age where they really need me there. I just can’t be on the road seven, eight months of the year. They need me in their life right now.”

Jennings said that the move is certainly a good and perhaps even easy sacrifice for time with his children, ages 4, 2, and 9-months. He also admitted that a part of the motivation to spend some time at home came from the time that he had to spend with them last year after an incident with his children’s mother.

“With that situation that happened last year, the way it just forced me to be at home a lot and spending time around [my children] and getting to see them day-to-day; their growth cycle mentally and physically, that kind of made the decision easier for me than if I had been out on the road.” (Source)

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