haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə stˈeɪdʒ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, fɚɹə wˈʌn nˈaɪt lˈaɪv, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ dˌiːvˌiːdˈiː, tˈaɪɾəld wˈʌndɚfəl wˈɜːld ˌɔn dˈɛk. twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
However, he returned to the stage on December 21, 2002, for a one night live, and later released a DVD, titled Wonderful World on Dec. 21.