Give me a moment while I fight back tears. After 30 years in the business, Morrissey has announced that he plans to retire when he turns 55 in 2014.

Speaking with JUICEonline, Morrissey spoke of the changes throughout his career. When the reviewer inquired as to Morrissey’s thoughts on a statement he once made regarding how he could not see performing past 55, the legend replied:

“Yes. I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have. This is my 30th year, and I’ve aged a lot recently, which is bit distressing for me, as it must be for everyone. The body changes shape and there’s nothing you can do about it. Do I continue as a modern day Andy Williams? I take one hour at a time. We will all probably be blown up by the Syrian government soon, anyway, so it hardly matters in the great scheme of things [laughs].”

No further details of Morrissey’s retirement have been made public as of yet, but consider this your two-year warning that the time has come to see him live. Find a show, buy tickets early, and see a living icon before its too late.

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