Australia's own funk maestro and Prince protégé Harts revealed at Bluesfest over the weekend that 2018 may be his last year making music.

And before you call April Fool's on it, he did make the announcement on March 31, during his second Bluesfest set on the Jambalaya stage.

As Tone Deaf reports, the singer/guitarist reportedly said on stage without much comment, "This will be the last year for Harts."

Adding fuel to the fire, he also ended the set by giving his mint green guitar an absolute thrashing, stating on Twitter, "I'm sure you could see my emotions/built up frustration got the better of me last night.

"Never intended to smash my beloved instrument, and it definitely wasn't fun doing it."

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Referring to the catharsis as a release of "all the bottled up rejection, failures and unachieved goals over the last 10 years in music", Harts ended his statement with, "It was definitely a fitting climax/anti-climax to what just MAY be my last major music festival."

Harts last released Smoke Fire Hope Desire in 2016, but released the standalone single, 'Ain't Nothin' On Me', in February this year. Over the weekend, he also premiered the new track, '21&19'.

Guess we'll have to wait and see if Harts will be breaking hearts very soon.