Paul McCartney is working on an an album of standards to be followed by a hard rock album influenced by Dave Grohl recording in his two car garage in suburbia. " "It sounds quite wacky, but it keeps it fresh. I love that – you get a crazy idea and go with it. You never know – I may run into a garage to make this other album.
People have the right to grow old gracefully, or even gracelessly, but perhaps Sir. Paul might start looking at his legacy a bit more seriously. i mean the standards concept has been done by Rod Stewart AND Cliff Richards: it is, indeed, a useless effort.
People's live are stories and sometimes the story ends before the end of the story. The last good (NOT GREAT: Grade: B) album Macc did was the 2005 Chaos And Creation In the Backyard. His last GREAT album (it is a Grade: A) Run Devil Run in 2011.
The finishing end of his career as a serious songwriter came with Driving Rain and the worst song in a career filled with dogs "Freedom". A reaction to 9-11 which can still give you nightmares. After that it was Chaos and a song here and there.
No macca doesn't have to hang it up, but he has made his point, bowing out with an ounce of grace couldn't kill him.