Not many musicians actually retire. Most can't stop what they've been doing their entire life. When you've never really been in one place for long, it's hard to settle down and just do nothing or so it seems. So, most just keep touring until they literally can't tour no more.
Every once in a while you might even forget that one of those living legends is actually still among the living, so hoaxes about celebrity deaths seem logical, sometimes. But there's no better comeback from these hoaxes than the one that Willie Nelson once did.
There have been many death rumors that he has survived. The latest one is very recent. Just at the beginning of this month, the Internet was taken over by rumors, again. So, he's all prepared by now and can just press play on his response in music.
The song "Still Not Dead" makes fun of the hoaxes, but is also a clear celebration of life. His life. He has no problem even taking the Mickey out of himself in its lyrics and displays an immense self knowledge in his lyrics, which one probably can expect at his age.
Let's just hope he can continue to react this way for a long time. Willie is 84 and still performing at a high pace. Just a few days ago, he had to stop his performance midway through after having problems breathing. He was hospitalized, but quickly released when they determined it was the altitude that had made him feel bad. He was back on stage right away. May we all age that way.
