US musician David Lee Roth says he's retiring after final shows in January, citing health concerns

The 67-year-old suggests during an interview that his doctors have told him he needs to let the rocking go. Photo: AFP

David Lee Roth says he's calling it quits on his music career, and without any elongated farewell tour.

In a shocker for Van Halen fans, the singer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Friday (Oct 1) that he plans to retire after doing five last shows at the House of Blues Mandalay Bay in three months.