Bill Withers: the brilliant folk-soul star who said it all with time to spare

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Bill Withers: the brilliant folk-soul star who said it all with time to spare
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The late singer-songwriter laid pain and paranoia under his deceptively gentle songs, and retired early having conquered gospel, funk, blues, disco and more

Plenty of rock and pop artists have unexpectedly announced their retirement, but hardly any of them have stuck to the decision. Something invariably draws them back to performing and recording: financial necessity, the enjoyment of performing, the lure of the applause that accompanies it. But when Bill Withers retired from music in the mid-80s, tired of touring and of his strained relationship with his record company he really meant it.

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