Eccentric singer Patrick Wolf has shocked his fans by revealing that he plans to quit music altogether.

In what Gigwise described as a "rambling confessional", Wolf confessed that he has already been forced to sack is drummer due to drug issues.

He wrote on his official forum, "I have made a decision, my final concert will be this November, a retrospective with an orchestra in London.

"I am not sure whether there will be any public communications after that, in fact I am pretty sure there will be none.

"Of course this has nothing to do with my drummer, but a creative clock is ticking and I have many many creative projects to be creating with my time left on earth. I hope to share my last shows with you this year."