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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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

My guess is it's one of these reasons:

1) They got tired of the overall lifestyle. Perhaps they still make music but not professionally, therefore what they make they make just for their own enjoyment without all the hassle around publishing. Especially if they became famous and made lots of money, therefore they can afford to withdraw from the publuc life and do whatever they want to do.

2) The priorities in their life changed, most probably because they started a family and they wanted a more stable way of income in a day job and to spend more time with family.

3) They had an accident or a degenerative disease that made them unable to play as before or they simply reached the point when they had to decide whether they wanted to keep playing or keep their health.

4) They lost interest and started another career.