Lynyrd Skynyrd are making theirs a very long goodbye.
Founding member Gary Rossington tells Billboard, "This farewell tour will take a year or two to go all the places we've been and play them one more time, so it's not like we're going away." Echoing similar sentiment to Elton John, the guitarist adds, "We're just winding it down a little bit. We'll be doing this a while longer."
Rossington's comments also namecheck another legendary artist. "I know we're going to take some time off after this farewell tour that's all planned, and then who knows. Even, like, the Eagles and a lot of people retire for a year or two and they have to come back. It's just in your blood, y'know?... Even if the touring ends we'll still do special shows and special guest things here and there with the whole band."
Though we don't know when it will end, we're sure the Lynyrd Skynyrd tour begins on May 4th in West Palm Beach, Florida.