\n<\/aside>\nBlake Shelton is ready to kick up his cowboy boots.<\/p>\n
After announcing earlier this fall that he will be leaving \u201cThe Voice\u201d next year, the 46-year-old country superstar is planning on pulling back big-time from show biz.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve had people say, ‘Man, come on. You’re not quitting \u201cThe Voice\u201d [to do] nothing!’ But I really am,\u201d Shelton told People. \u201cPlease, I’m accepting ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shelton \u2014 who has been the only coach to appear in all 22 seasons of \u201cThe Voice\u201d since NBC’s singing-competition juggernaut began in 2011 \u2014 will finally vacate his big red chair next spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe holdup over the years has been that it’s a hard thing for me to let go of,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve been here literally since the first minute.\u201d<\/p>\nBlake Shelton fell in love with wife Gwen Stefani on the set of \u201cThe Voice.\u201d<\/figcaption>NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnd the singer credits the show for boosting his own career as well as those of the contestants. \u201cWhen I started on ‘The Voice,’ that was 10 years into my career as a country artist,\u201d he said. \u201cI never really made it to the A-level of country artists until I became a coach. The show did a hell of a lot more for me than I brought to the table at the time. I’ve far exceeded anything I thought I could ever accomplish in the entertainment world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Shelton launched a new celebrity drinking-game show, \u201cBarmageddon\u201d with \u201cVoice\u201d host Carson Daly on USA Network this week, he’s slowing down his career. \u201cIt’s time to push some of this [work] stuff out and let more family and personal life in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Of course, that personal life includes his wife \u2014 and fellow \u201cVoice\u201d coach \u2014 Gwen Stefani, 53, as well as her sons Kingston, 16, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 8, with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale.<\/p>\nBlake Shelton plans to spend more time with wife Gwen Shelton and her sons Kingston (left), Apollo and Zuma.<\/figcaption>FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIf I walked away from my career at this time, the only thing that I run the risk of is having regrets that I’m missing out on some more important things in life. For now, that’s our kids,\u201d he said. \u201cThis isn’t about me anymore and never will be again \u2026 I’ve made plenty of money, but you can’t buy time back.\u201d<\/p>\n
And with Stefani and family at their home in Oklahoma, Shelton enjoys living a quiet life. <\/p>\n
\u201cGwen and I have done so much traveling and touring and work the first half of our lives that now we’re like, ‘Hey, I’m good to put my sweatpants on at 6 pm and watch \u201cOzark\u201d eight times,’ \u201d he said. \u201cThat’s our life now, and we love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Blake Shelton is ready to kick up his cowboy boots. After announcing earlier this fall that he will be leaving \u201cThe Voice\u201d next year, the 46-year-old country superstar is planning on pulling back big-time from show biz. \u201cI’ve had people say, ‘Man, come on. You’re not quitting \u201cThe Voice\u201d [to do] nothing!’ But I really …<\/p>\n
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