Kenny Chesney Talks Retirement — When Will He Call It Quits?

After getting inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and with his 58th birthday just around the corner (March 26), some fans might be wondering if Kenny Chesney plans to retire or slow down.

Chesney recently spoke to People about about retirement and when he might call it quits. Thankfully, the country music legend with 30 No. 1 songs under his belt is still going strong.

"I love creating. That's what I've always done, so I don't see [slowing down] in my near future," he told the publication.

Speaking on Taste of Country Nights in a recent interview, fellow country star Lainey Wilson told host Evan Paul that she had 2026 almost fully mapped out already. Chesney's looking even farther ahead.

"My life is already so planned out. I know what I'm doing in 2027!" he told People.

Plus, the musician feels most alive when performing to a stadium crowd.

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"I love what I do. I love making music and I love being on that stage, more than any place in the world," he shared.

With Chesney being single and having no kids, he really doesn't have anything holding him back from playing shows until he's Willie Nelson's age. (Nelson's 92 as of writing, if you're wondering.)

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Kenny Chesney's Love for Beach Music

Chesney credits his own mother for instilling that beachy vibe into the "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" singer.

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"You can give my mom credit on this one, too — I've always been a fan of feel-good music. We would go to the beach as a kid, and she loved beach music, and she just loved to feel good and loved to make other people feel good. So that's always been infused in my thinking when I either listen to music or if I'm creating it," he explained to People.