Smokey Robinson (1940) American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
Ooo Baby Baby, written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore (1965)
Song lyrics, With The Miracles
anouncing his retirement to the world after been defeated by Alfonso Gomez. http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6899401.stm
Smokey Robinson (1940) American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
Ooo Baby Baby, written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore (1965)
Song lyrics, With The Miracles
Marvin Gaye (1939–1984) American singer-songwriter and musician
Trouble Man
Song lyrics, Trouble Man (1972)
“After the new album, I'm actually retiring man. I'm retiring.”
Justin Bieber (1994) Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor
Radio interview to Power 106, as quoted in Daily Mail, 'I'm retiring man': Justin Bieber announces that he's quitting his career as a singer during interview on national radio http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2525612/Justin-Bieber-announces-hes-quitting-career-singer-interview-national-radio.html, 18 December, 2013
Harry Styles (1994) English singer, songwriter, and actor
"Kiwi", written by Harry Styles, Jeff Bhasker, Mitch Rowland, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Nasci
Lyrics, Harry Styles (2017)
Otis Redding (1941–1967) American singer, songwriter and record producer
I Can't Turn You Loose (1965).
Song lyrics
“While I'm writing, I'm far away;
and when I come back, I've gone.”
Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet
“Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.”
Margaret Mead (1901–1978) American anthropologist
Interviewed in Los Angeles on the occasion of her 75th birthday, December 1976, as quoted in Newsweek Vol. 88, p. 157
1970s
Dave Eggers book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Source: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius