Shock G announces retirement

[Maxin in the Shade]

Shock G's retirement announcement, for all you DU fans:

i'm retiring from all forms of studio work and song writing. My reasons for retiring are:

1. I get no satisfaction or fullfillment from it anymore. It doesn't make me happy. On the contrary, it depresses me. Normally I'm not depressed, it's only surrounding the studio. I'm happy when I'm away from the studio.

2. Can't make a living at it. 90% of the studio work I've done in the last 6 years has all been either for free or for peanuts, and hasn't generated any income since.

3. It drives me to do drugs, cause I HATE BEING IN THE STUDIO. To much pressure & expectation for me to make/save/spark someone elses career or project.

4. I quit the studio. Fuck the studio.

5. I can't win in the studio, It's pointless, it's a "catch 22" for me, watch: If what I do sucks, it tarnishes the legacy, hurts the family, and even lowers the price, and also leaves the artists & involved-companies unhappy;
But if what I do shines, it generates more studio work for the future, and furthur traps me in the music business, a business I have no intention of slaving to the rest of my life. I gave it 20 years. I'm done.

6. Every man has the right to the pursuit of happiness and should first try a job that he might gain happiness & fullfillment from. This doesn't make me happy anymore, it makes me miserable and a drug addict.

7. I'm done widdit. Whew!

YES, it already feels great already just to say it!!!

I most likely will try my hand at some of these:

writing (Afeni assures me this is my true calling everytime she see's me. Maybe she's right?)

acting

stage performing, meaning accepting tours or positions in other bands doing keys & background vocals. (IF it's real and if the moneys good. No amatuer or free stuff anymore.)

regular jobs in service (like clubs, hotels, TV show bands or staff, resturants, who knows?)

..and of course still do digital tours cause it PAYS and people don't expect me & Mon (grown men) to work for free, like all the studio requests. I'm 42 and have wants/needs/bills/responsibilities.

So there it is, spread the word, I quit.

I don't make beats, I don't do vocals, I don't write vocals, NONE OF IT.

Those of you who are friends, will be happy for me. Happy that I shook something that was making me miserable.

Those of you who had plans to "use" or manipulate me at the expense of my own health & happiness, will be upset about this. All I can say to those would be, you're free to do whatever you wish, and so am I.

I choose to QUIT.

there it is.

Thanx everybody, spread the word

shock

[eKardz]

tru.

[big mat]

he didn't evolve in this shit, still makin that humpty dance with this fake nose and glasses

[Maxin in the Shade]

he didn't evolve in this shit, still makin that humpty dance with this fake nose and glasses

15 years later and hes still doing the same kinda thing means he must be doing something right!

[Sikotic™]

That's cool. He's done all you can do in the biz anyways really. Tasted success with DU. Went solo. FInished off with a great album. He still has a career with touring like he said. I wish him the best.

[eKardz]

is this shock g, the one who put the satin on ur panties??

 

nah son he did his thing, but he couldda put this memo out a few years ago.  he should be on surreal life by now.

[Maxin in the Shade]

to be honest, im not even a big fan of Shock G or DU

but i figure hes a West Coast head with a true appreciation and understanding of P-Funk whos been around for a while

i agree, all the best to him in retirement

[JMan]

safe, good luck to him in wahteva he does now...

[Thirteen]

damn

R.etire I.n P.eace

[Tha G In Deee]

good luck to him in wahteva he does now...

[Juronimo]

Damn that sucks.

Well if he's miserable he's got to do his thing. I didn't know he was that old. Fear of a Mixed Planet was heat though.

He was definitely an innovator throughout his career, plenty of good music.