Why do musicians stop making music?

Countless examples of amazing artists, writing song after song, and then one day, they just stop, and you never hear from them again.
Do they just get burned out? Bored? Can't do it anymore?

A few return to play the old music, but they just don't seem to write new stuff. What's the deal with that?

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ArtieKat · M

A few older musicians - and I'm thinking of Rod Stewart and Boz Scaggs in particular - return to the songs which were popular when they were young (The Great American Songbook) and re-interpret them for a contemporary audience. Some music is timeless.

helenS · 36-40, F

@ArtieKat I think that Stewart's voice doesn't work particularly well in the context of the Great Songbook. The original singers (such as Frank S., or Dino) were simply much much better singers, and the songs are too sophisticated for a guy like Stewart. It's not that he can't sing, just not these songs. Just my East Slobovonian 2cts.