Daniel O’Donnell: “I’m not retiring, but I am taking a decent break”
Daniel O’Donnell is setting the record straight when he sits down with VIP Magazine.
He’s our October coverstar and we couldn’t think of a better man for the job!
When we sit down with him for a chat, he’s on the phone from sunny Tenerife as he speaks about his decision to take a break from touring.
He’s been on the road for 45 years and he’s been making music beloved throughout the country. But he’s taking a well deserved step back.
“I’m taking a break in December, we’ve shows in the UK in October and then we’ll go to America in November, the last show is in Kincasslagh, it’s a Christmas gospel show, and that’s for the church and the local school. And then I’m taking a break,” he explains.
“But I have things I am doing, like I’m doing Gertrude Byrne’s cruise for the next couple of years and then I’m involved in the Mary of Dunloe Festival for life. Hopefully we’ll also be recording the Opry shows for TG4 too.
“But that’s about all I’ll do because I do want to take a good break. And then when I come back, I want to look at touring in a different way. Everybody reaches a time where they think I can’t continue doing it this way. And this last year I’ve been thinking that.”
He shares that he views his job as a “blessing” but he knows it is time to take a break to “take a break and reassess”.
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