The chances is that the legendary singer Johnny Mathis will not perform after the heartbreaking news last week after the heartbreaking news that his seven decades of Touren would end because of his declining health.
Only a few days after his amazing pension announcement, the cameras from DailyMail.com caught up with the Velvet-voted Crooner in Los Angeles. But despite the curtain that was closed on his illustrious career that earned him six platinum albums, he was all smiling.
“I hope to be younger, not older,” said the singer who will be 90 in September while he was on his way to a meeting last Friday.
Mathis, known because he made his loyal fan base out of his romantic ballads, announced on Wednesday that he would retire because of accelerating 'age and memory problems'.
Despite its escalating health problems and choice to withdraw from the spotlight, his trademark Fashion-Forward style remains as sharp as always
Mathis looked hip on his recent outing in a blue polo shirt with long sleeves with a white collar, green kaki-pants, a blue baseball cap and black Puma sneakers.
Johnny Mathis was first seen on Friday, because announcing his last performance in May would be because of his 'accelerated' decline in health and continuous memory issues
De Crooner, 89, was on his way to a meeting in Los Angeles and said that he 'hopes to be younger, not older' when he was asked by DailyMail.com how he felt about his upcoming 90th birthday
Mathis looked hip in a blue polo shirt with long sleeves with a white collar, green kaki-pants, a blue baseball cap and black Puma sneakers
The jazz singer also surrendered the secrets of his youthful appearance and said that practice was the key to stay young.
On the subject of his newly announced retirement, Mathis was surprisingly jovial and said, “Oh, you will never really retire,” he said to him as a fan in the parking lot 'My hero'.
“You just stop singing,” he said with a grin on his face – while his team clarified on Wednesday that he had new music in the work, although he would not perform after his 18 May sold out in Englewood, New Jersey.
“Although there are still some exciting concerts, all Johnny Mathis concerts have been canceled from June 2025,” his team writes on Facebook.
'Read the notification below and contact individual locations directly with all ticket questions. Refunds are made via the original purchase point. Thank you, Mathis fans. '
Instead of transferring surplus about repaid tickets from his canceled concerts, Mathis was confronted with an outpouring of love and support from fans who wish him well in the commentary section.
His team announced on Wednesday that he would retire due to continuous health problems and that concerts would be planned after June 2025
The Mathis team clarified on Thursday in a Facebook message that he would stop touring, but had new tracks in the making
They also thanked the Mathis fan base for the 'Child Message & Rock Memories'
They responded to the support: 'Wow. Thank you very much on behalf of Johnny for your friendly messages! To answer a few repeated questions …
'It's a nice idea, but unfortunately the filming or streaming of the latest concerts will not be possible. We are sorry for every disappointment.
'Johnny just retires from Touring and Concerts, so the good news is that potentially new music is in the making. Come back for news about this.
'The latest concerts are simply in the US and these dates can be found on the official Johnny Mathis website below. Thank you on behalf of Johnny for all your support for his music. '
Mathis sold 360 million records worldwide during his sustainable career since the 1950s and was known for his romantic ballads.
However, not already his data is well outdated. His Christmas song when a child is born, released in 1976, was confronted with censorship by radio stations in December 2022. The line 'Black, white, yellow, nobody knows' was considered racist, with stations such as Heart FM and Magic Radio to cut the word 'yellow' out of the song.
Mathis sold 360 million records worldwide during his illustrious career since the 1950s and was known for his romantic style ballads
He was born in Gilmer, Texas, in 1935 and was born the fourth of Zeven. His father Clem worked as a singer and pianist in the Vaudeville world
Mathis was discovered by the owner of Black Hawk Club in San Francisco while he performed there with his friend's jazz -sextet
Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas, in 1935, the fourth born of seven children. His parents, both domestic chefs, raised a love of music in him – his father, Clem, was a singer and pianist in the Vaudeville world.
When he realized the talents of Mathis at a young age and encouraged him to pursue music by buying him a piano and connecting him with voting teacher Connie Cox in exchange for work in her house in the late 1940s.
After six years under the custody of Cox, Mathis could have a successful career as a romantic singer, but also in other genres such as Pop, Latin -American, Soul, R&B, Tin Pan, Soft Rock, Country, Blues, Blues, Show tunes and even disco in the 1970s.
Mathis was discovered in the Black Hawk Club in San Francisco during the performance with his friend's jazz -sextet. The owner of the club marked one of the heads at Columbia Records that signed him.
Since the 1950s, Mathis released 73 studio albums, 10 of which achieved the sale of 500,000 units to obtain Gold certification through the Recording Industry Association of America.
Six of his albums also turned gold, while six platinum went when they reached a million sales.
The singer was recorded in the Grammy Hall of Fame for three separate recordings, including the songs in 1998, Misty in 2002 and it is not for me to say in 2008
Mathis became a member of the high performance that was only achieved by Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow and Prince when five of his albums were on the Billboard lists at the same time.
For his high -quality career, Mathis was honored by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The singer was recorded in the Grammy Hall of Fame for three separate recordings, including the songs in 1998, Misty in 2002 and it is not for me to say in 2008.
In 1982, Mathis received the death threats when he revealed to US Magazine that he was gay and said that “homosexuality is a way of life that I got used to.”
After that it would only be in 2017 if he would come to CBS News as open on Sunday morning and discuss the recoil he has experienced.
