The Beatles, Wham, S Club 7 and even the recently reformed Take That, have all decided that, at one time or another, enough is enough and called time on their careers.

However, the old adage that all good things must come to an end does not ring true all of the time, as 60s band The New Seekers prove.

Approaching 40 years in the music industry is no mean feat. Granted it is not the original line up, but the band who hit the top of the charts with classics including Never Ending Song of Love, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing and You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me are still going strong.

And Paul Layton, who has been part of the band since 1970, says there are absolutely no intentions to call it a day, just yet.

"We've been going for 37 years," said Paul. "We've gone through a lot of incarnations. The original line up went from 1970-1974, then it broke up. Marty Kristian reformed it in 1976 and I suppose that set the trend.

"We've gone a bit quiet but we always try to do at least half a dozen gigs a year and they have been quite successful, so we decided to do a concert tour.

"It's great fun being on the road - but it can be quite strenous.

"We are not on the road like in the old sense, we still come home after most gigs and it's not like we are doing them every night.

"If I'm not comfortable doing it any more I will call it a day, but at the moment I'm pushing 60 and I'm acting like a kid, so I have no intentions of that happening."

Despite the numerous transformations the band has gone through during its 40-year history, Paul says the changes have helped the band move with the times.

"The change in line-up freshens things up and keeps things interesting," he said.

"It is sad to lose people - but the name New Seekers gives us a chance to do that.

"To be fair, not many bands keep the same members. I suppose it's like a marriage - it's a struggle."

In their heyday, the New Seekers managed to do what many bands and artists have failed to do - break America.

But Paul insists there is no secret to cracking the USA.

"We chose to do a cover of a Melanie Safka song called Look What They've Done To My Song Ma, and it just seemed the song was right for the charts at that time," he said.

"From there we just followed up on it. We relocated to West Hollywood and worked really hard. We appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, and Sonny & Cher show, which were national programmes at the time."

Away from the New Seekers, performance art is still very much at the heart of Paul's day to day life and he revealed that another Layton family member could on the verge of hitting the big time.

"My daughter Lucy is a budding pop star, so I'm helping her. Her stuff is quite modern and contemporary so I'm writing with her and her partner," said Paul.

"I did not particularly want her to follow in my footsteps but you could see from an early age that she was talented. Ultimately, it's down to her if she wants to do this, then I will be there to help her".

And the former drama student has not ruled out a return to acting: "I went to the Aida Foster School when I was 13 and have done a lot of TV shows which I really enjoyed," he added.

"But I have always had a huge interest in music and, since my father bought me a guitar, I have been playing ever since.

"You never know I might return to acting, - I've still got my Equity membership card."

  • The New Seekers; Thursday, March 15; £13.50-£16.50; Fairfield Halls; 020 8688 9291; fairfield.co.uk.