MUSICIAN Fish has confirmed that he will write one final album before calling it a day.

The former Marillion frontman kicks off his European and British tours later this month with a performance at the Hell Festival, in Trondheim, Norway.

Next year, he plans to start work on his final album – Weltschmerz – before taking it on the road in 2017 and 2018.

Then, he plans to turn his attention to screenwriting and starting work on his autobiography.

He said: “I've been hassled to write my autobiography for a long time.

“I'm not someone who would write a traditional autobiography about 'I was born here, went to school there' and this and that.

“I would prefer to write about stories and drift in and out, like David Niven did in his autobiography where it is just loads of anecdotes.”

The musician said he did not want to be a musician hanging about on the road and simply "going through the paces" when on tour.

Fish, who lives just outside Haddington, noted there were many musicians who could write songs or even autobiographies on tour but he felt it was something he would need to do off the road.

He said: “I'm looking forward to writing the album and spending some quality time at home; finding a balance is important.

“When I was in my 30s I was happy to do 150 to 170 shows a year.”

Now, he is gearing up for the tour, which will see him perform in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Switzerland.

Ahead of the tour, he told the Courier: “It is coming to us really, really fast; it has been quite surprising.

“We played open air festivals in the summer and we had a fantastic time at Midstock in Dalkeith.

“The gig was a bit special and we went out to Germany and we played in front of 38,000 people.

“They were great gigs and the most successful in a long time.”

The UK tour is already sold out as he takes his Misplaced Childhood album on the road for the final time on the 30th anniversary since it was released in 1985.

He added: “I get more nervous and anxious about tours now a days.

“I'm 57 and it is not in my comfort zone, sleeping on a bus when you are six-foot-four with dodgy knees, dodgy shoulders and a dodgy back but I still enjoy the gigs.”