Eric Clapton, Sting, Phil Collins and Stephen Bishop at George Martin's AIR Studios in Montserrat (1984).
An announcement on Thursday revealed that, "This Friday, Aug 15 [Stephen Bishop is] saying farewell with a final album after 50 years in music, THIMK - featuring legendary friends and collaborators like Graham Nash, Art Garfunkel, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, and more. Sting and Eric Clapton are on single 'Now That I’ve Hit The Big Time.'"
“'I’m really just a kid from San Diego,' Stephen says in his autobiography On and Off. Known for hits like “On and On,” as well as the theme songs for Tootsie and Animal House, Stephen’s compositions have been recorded by everyone from Pavarotti to Beyoncé. He’s written for Barbra Streisand and ABBA, his music amassing over 2.8 billion streams... "
