▁was ▁w inding ▁down ▁P opt ones ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁from ▁music ▁management ▁and ▁other ▁activities ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁McG ee ▁retired ▁from ▁band ▁music ▁management ▁and ▁being ▁involved ▁with ▁record ▁companies ▁after ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁him ▁wanting ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁raising ▁his ▁daughter . ▁After ▁he ▁sold ▁Cre ation ▁Records ▁to ▁Sony , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁songs ▁by ▁label ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁O asis , ▁Pr imal ▁S cre am , ▁My ▁Blo ody ▁Valent ine , ▁S wer ved river , ▁Te en age ▁F an club , ▁Eug ene ▁Kelly ▁of ▁The ▁Vas elines , ▁under ▁Cre ation ▁Songs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁McG ee ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Institute ▁for ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁carried ▁out ▁with ▁students . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁fellow ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁music ▁degree ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁In ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁Glasgow ' s ▁Daily ▁Record ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁The ▁Independent ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁McG ee ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁was ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁es oter ic ▁and ▁occ ult ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Ale ister ▁Crow ley ▁and ▁Peter