So, The Scorpions are going to retire.

Finish this album, world tour, then close the doors for good.

Hopefully this won’t be a “retirement” like KISS’s retirement… the farewell that just won’t quit. I suspect it won’t. Word basically is they’re getting old, they acknowledge that fact, and there comes a time when you need to stop.

There’s Aerosmith. I know they don’t want to pack it in, nor go out on a low note like they’re currently in. But geez.

Another such band is Slayer. They’ve been toying with retirement rumors because they admit, old guys up on stage playing their sort of music doesn’t make a lot of sense.

So to The Scorpions. They acknowledge reality, they’ll go out on top and with a bang. I applaud you for doing it right.