Ted Nugent is setting the file straight on his so-called “retirement,” insisting he by no means truly used that phrase. In a current interview with Eddie Trunk on Trunk Nation, the legendary rocker made it clear that he nonetheless has the fervour to carry out.
“We now have so many conversations the place lots of people say ‘How come you’re going to play once more? You mentioned you have been going to retire,” Nugent mentioned. “I’ve by no means used the ‘r phrase’ [retirement].”
“I’ve made it fairly clear that I nonetheless crave to play,” he continued. “I’m nonetheless completely stimulated by the pursuit of musical guitar journey.”
Final 12 months, Nugent introduced he would step again from intensive touring, which many followers took as a retirement. Nevertheless, he’s now clarifying that whereas he’s scaling again, he’s removed from accomplished.
As he approaches a significant profession milestone, Nugent is getting ready to rejoice the fiftieth anniversary of Stranglehold with particular concert events in Michigan and Texas in 2025. As well as, he’s launching the Nuge Vault in March 2025—a digital platform that may give followers unprecedented entry to his archives, together with never-before-seen live performance footage and unreleased recordings.
Quite than stepping away from music fully, Nugent is embracing a brand new part—one that permits him to proceed performing and fascinating with followers in a means that matches his evolving profession.
