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Remembering Bill Withers, the Soul Legend Who Lived on His Own Terms

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For several decades, perplexed interviewers had been asking Bill Withers, the great, reclusive soul singer, variations of the same questions: Did he miss the musical life he’d once had and did he ever imagine returning to it?

In 1985, having already built an impressive legacy—Gold plaques, Hot 100 hits, Grammy wins—he left the industry and never looked back.

The answer was always firm, unsentimental, and unambiguous: No. We aren’t used to seeing those who step out of the spotlight never yearn for it, but Withers found freedom in retirement.

For him, there was nothing to do but enjoy a quiet life, unbothered. The thrall of celebrity didn’t have any hold on him. “I’m not motivated to wanna draw attention to myself or travel all over the.

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