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French rock
music legend Johnny Hallyday announced Sunday a farewell tour
beginning in May 2009 after which he said he would be bowing out
of live concert performances.
"I've decided
to stop," he told French TF1 television. "I made this decision,
not an easy one, because there comes a day when you have to
stop."
While the
64-year-old singer plans to leave the stage, he still intends to
continue singing and recording new albums.
"I have too
much respect for the public and don't want to be too old up
there on stage. I don't want to become pathetic," he said,
adding: "I know that the public is going to miss me."
Hallyday,
considered the French Elvis, has sold 100 million records over
the past 40 years.
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