But she added: “I feel very, very enriched and satisfied with respect to where my career came from and where it is now.”
Since her first recording contract, Franklin has toured the world. But before all the red carpets, Franklin gave birth to two children while still a young teenager and went on to have two more; she would marry twice, both ending in divorce.
This retirement isn’t necessarily a permanent goodbye. The legendary singer will offer her fans a short tour for the album, and then she will remain open to “some select things, many one a month, for six months out of the year,” she said.Franklin turns 75 this year and has been performing for 56 years straight, even in spite of recent health problems.