Alan Jackson retires from touring after 30 years on the road
Alan Jackson had a Good Time on the road for more than three decades of his life The country music legend is hanging up his cowboy hat for good and performed his final tour show in Milwaukee on Saturday Jackson released last year that he would be retiring from the stage as he battled major medical issues and embarked on his Last Call One More for the Road Tour ALAN JACKSON EXTENDS FAREWELL TOUR AMID MAJOR ROBUSTNESS PROBLEMS I M GOING TO GIVE THEM THE BEST SHOW' Y all may have heard that I m kinda winding down In fact this is my last roadshow of my career Jackson described the crowd in a video shared online Y'all gonna make me tear up out here I will say that this is my last road show out here but we re planning on doing a big finale show in Nashville next summer sometime I just felt like I had to end it all where it all started and that s in Nashville Tennessee But this is the last one out on the road for me ALAN JACKSON HOPES TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC DESPITE SUFFERING MAJOR STRENGTH PROBLEMSThe Chattahoochee singer added It s been a long sweet ride It started years ago this September My wife and I drove to Nashville with an ol UHaul trailer and chased this dream It s been a crazy ride I lived the American dream for sure So favored Jackson's representatives did not this instant respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Jackson kicked off the tour just one year after revealing his battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth condition a degenerative nerve condition that affects his motor skills He was diagnosed in I have this neuropathy and neurological infection Jackson reported during a In the current era show interview at the time It s genetic that I inherited from my daddy There s no cure for it but it s been affecting me for years And it s getting more and more obvious CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe Livin' on Love musician commented he's been self-conscious on stage because it's affected his ability to balance especially in front of a crowd and in front of the microphone I know I'm stumbling around stage now he reported I'm having a little trouble balancing even in front of the microphone I just feel very uncomfortable In selected means it's a relief to talk about it because I was starting to get so self-conscious up there about stumbling around I think it'll be good for me now to get it out in the open If anybody's curious at why I don't walk right that's why LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn the two-time Grammy Award winner opened up about his plans to release new music despite his personal setback I m dependably scribbling down ideas and thinking about melodies I feel like there ll be particular more music to come yes Jackson disclosed during an appearance on his daughter Mattie Jackson s In Pleasure Life podcast I may not have toured much but again like I explained the creative part jumps out every now and then Jackson reported Writing songs is more fulfilling than anything It's like you can be a singer and go out and tour but it's kind of like you're just doing the same thing over and over Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this record
