John Michael Montgomery’s Facebook message on New Year’s Eve was pretty tame compared to that of a year ago.
“Happy New Year!” the country music star wrote. “We had a great 2024, thanks to everyone who came out to the shows. Looking forward to seeing you next year as I kick off my ROAD TO HOME farewell tour. Wishing you all a blessed 2025!”
That’s right. He is ready to head out on the road for the final time this year, but it wasn’t a surprise because that was the surprising message he had for fans on Facebook to start 2024.
“I have decided to wind down my touring career over this year and 2025,” he wrote back then. “It’s been a wonderful run for me from the beginning over 30 years ago in 1992 when my first song ‘Life’s A Dance’ was released to radio.”
Fans flooded his post this year with more than 3,000 comments, and it sounds like if he is going out, they are going to make it a point to see him one more time.
“Happy New Year,” one person responded. “Hope to see you one last time on your farewell tour.”
Others, though, are still trying to talk him out of it.
“Happy New Year!” one person wrote. “You’re too young for a farewell tour. Give it another 20 years and try again.”
The 59-year-old singer’s first three albums, 1992′s “Life’s A Dance,” 1994′s “Kickin’ It Up,” and 1995′s “John Michael Montgomery,” were all reportedly mutli-platinum selling albums. And he has reportedly sold more than 16 million albums in his career.
His Billboard number-one hits include: “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “I Swear,” and “I Can Love You Like That.”
Good news for fans of the artist is that while it sounds as though he is all but wrapping up his time on the road, he reportedly hasn’t ruled out the occasional appearance and it doesn’t sound like he is completely walking away from making music.
“I’m sure there will be some situations where I just need to do a show here and there because I’ll miss that too much,” he reportedly said in a statement. “But I just feel the time has come to say goodbye to the road life.”