Sir Cliff has no plans to retire

Sir Cliff Richard said he may stop making music – but will never officially retire because he does not like the idea of a “comeback”.

The 82-year-old singer was on BBC Radio 2 with Ken Bruce yesterday for an exclusive first play of his new festive single Heart Of Christmas.

Asked if he will stop making music, he said: “Stop is a good word. I might stop one day. I don’t want to retire. Once you’ve retired you feel you’ve got to stay away and if you do want to do something it’s called a comeback.

“And every time I hear somebody has done a comeback I’m thinking they’ve run out of money.

“Recording is so much fun. If I could record every day of my life I would.”