If, at age 75, Kenny Loggins decided that touring would no longer be a part of his regular life, who could blame the man?
He’s been at this music career for half a century, after all, writing hit songs since the early 1970s as half of Loggins & Messina, followed by a huge run of solo success in the 1980s, an electric period that included several monster soundtrack hits. And while the chart-toppers haven’t been as frequent in more recent years, he’s stayed busy in the last three decades as a songwriter, with work falling in both the adult realm and in children’s music.
So Loggins would be forgiven for spending time at home or traveling for pleasure, perhaps writing and recording music as time and energy allowed. Loggins may settle into some semblance of that life, but in 2023, he’s venturing out one more time, doing what he is billing as his final extensive tour. He’s bringing his passel of hits to a fan base that’s going to be treated to a set list that incorporates his biggest songs, as well as some deeper cuts. All will be performed with a core band that’s been with him for a good, long while, with a new member or two peppered into the group over the past few years. Even the biggest hits get a mild reworking in tone, pace, color and feel.
The combination of giving the fans what they want, while satisfying his own interests in revisiting classic “is a balancing act,” Loggins suggested in a phone interview ahead of bringing his This is It! His Final Tour to YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Oct. 27 and Yaamava’ Theater in Highland on Oct. 29.
“For me, I want to pull in songs, deep cuts, that have some emotional meaning for me, something that I connect to and want to convey with that song,” he said. “I’m pulling in ‘Keep the Fire,’ or ‘It’s About Time,’ a song co-written with Michael McDonald. Those have a lot of emotional connection for me. So I pick the songs that I really relate to. Luckily, I have a life’s worth of…
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