Louder Than The Music

Singer/songwriter Bebo Norman has announced plans to retire from music at the end of 2013. In October 2012 Bebo released his last full-length studio release, 'Lights of Distant Cities', and he plans to continue touring the album this year before hanging up his microphone.

"For those closest to me, this really has been a decision that was years in the making, but after a lot of prayer and continued conversation, my wife Roshare and I made the final call back in December," shares Bebo. "And honestly I wasn't sure if I would be done right away, or what the exact timetable would be, but ultimately I decided that I really wanted to honor my label and publishing commitments through 2013 and tour this new record (Lights of Distant Cities) for at least a year from release just to make sure I 'finish well'."

Pushing the fear of the unknown aside, Bebo knows he is following his heart just as he did 20 years ago when he entered into a musical career. As many may know, Bebo has often called himself an 'accidental' musician as he turned away from his plans for medical school to a season of music.

"The reality for me is that I don’t have any one specific calling moving forward - I feel pulled in quite a few different directions, but none of them are music-related. I don't know that I really feel called to something else as much as I feel called away from music.

I'm still not even certain how I got here, how I landed on this particular course as an artist, but I do know that it wouldn't have happened without the willingness of people all over the world to be a part of this with me. I will be forever grateful."