{"id":17771,"date":"2020-01-24T13:07:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=17771"},"modified":"2020-08-13T11:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:29:08","slug":"farewell-runs-need-to-be-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/farewell-runs-need-to-be-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Runs Need To Be Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As artists reach the apparent pinnacles of their careers, they often view it as a time to \u201csign off\u201d from their professional lives. Yet, when they do, some return or prolong it for as long as possible. It robs fans of the closure they\u2019re promised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best current example would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/leave-the-recent-out-of-biopics\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sir Elton John<\/span><\/a>. An acclaimed musician in every sense of the word, John revealed in 2018 that he would embark on a Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to spend more time with his family. It was a surprise announcement, considering John\u2019s prolific performance schedule and his constant production over his career. If anyone had earned the right to retire from touring, it\u2019d be him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if anyone was eager to continue doing it, it also seemed to be him. John labeled the tour to be three years, ending in 2021. However, the amount of shows he\u2019s added during that tenure is staggering, with shows and continent runs continuing to be added through December this year. With that constant pace, it\u2019s hard to reconcile John\u2019s desire to leave with his increased schedule, leaving one to wonder if fans are merely just adding to the profits of their artists instead of enjoying their legacy run (for the record, his tour amounted to roughly $212 million worldwide, coming second only to Pink).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same comes for artists who have seemingly ended it all only to ride the nostalgia wave to the top. The Jonas Brothers, who cancelled a new wave of music in 2013 over differences and who have each launched successful solo ventures, broke into the music scene with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sucker, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leading into their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happiness Begins <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tour and album. While becoming immensely successful, the group seems to have solely ridden the wave of nostalgia in order to achieve its former fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost worse for rock band My Chemical Romance, a group who amicably announced their split in 2013 with a greatest hits album. It sparked scores of fans to pay tribute to the band, which only continued upon the tenth anniversary of their magnum opus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Black Parade. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence the shock when the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2019\/nov\/01\/my-chemical-romance-announce-reunion-for-la-show\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">announced a reunion concert<\/span><\/a> for last month, coming back together after seemingly marking the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one can force an artist to do anything, even if its fans are extremely vocal. But the question remains as to why an artist would ever mark the end of an era when, if convenient to them, the end may never arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As artists reach the apparent pinnacles of their careers, they often view it as a time to \u201csign off\u201d from their professional lives. Yet, when they do, some return or prolong it for as long as possible. It robs fans of the closure they\u2019re promised.\u00a0 The best current example would be Sir Elton John. 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