13 mins confidence: 
10 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1
23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 abruptly suspended
Explanation:
I think 'cut short', a phrase I happen to like very much for the way its sound reinforces its sense, implies a definitive end to something, for example, 'he cut short the band's tour', whereas it seems to me that that's not what Lennon's decision was about. It wasn't a retirement, in other words, but more of a stop 'for a good long while' or 'until further notice' or 'for the foreseeable future'.
Indeed, the passage contains the phrase 'un largo paréntesis'.
www.diki.pl/?q=abruptly suspended : "His political career was abruptly suspended as the Free Officers' coup neared. ..."
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1 hr confidence: went cold turkey
Explanation:
Even though this idiom (quite informal, slang in fact) is applied in general to drug consumption, it can also be used to express a complete and abrupt withdrawal of any habitual activity (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cold turkey):
cold turkey
noun Informal.
1. abrupt and complete withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance, as a narcotic drug, alcohol, or tobacco.
Idioms
2. go cold turkey,
a. to stop using an addictive substance abruptly and completely.
b. to undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a habitual activity or behavior pattern.
Now, the funny part: what lead me to propose this expression was the fact that John Lennon has a song called precisely "Cold Turkey"!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Turkey
So you could make a good pun out it, if you wish!
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-02-08 23:40:45 GMT)
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In fact, if you use this expression I think it'd imply that singing or his career was a bit like an addiction (I don't know you want to imply that or not...). On the other hand, I'm not a native speaker and this seems to be a tricky idiom, so better don't use it without native advice! :-)
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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15 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 suddenly/unexpectedly put his career on hold
Explanation:
I agree with Pablo's reading that this was a break and not a retirement, but think this reads more naturally...
Double Fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Double Fantasy is a 1980 album released by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. ... his son Sean in 1975, Lennon had put his career on hold to help raise him.
Iconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York ...
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At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he ... With the birth of his son Sean in 1975, Lennon put his career on hold to raise the ...
Top 10 Reasons to Admire John Lennon - Listverse
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20/5/2012 - During his lifetime, John Lennon was the focus of a negative media .... of raising a boy, he put his musical career on hold and became a good ...
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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-02-09 14:22:26 GMT)
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"put his career and press appearances on hold" to include "presencia mediática".
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