 Described as young, naive and impulsive, and seemingly overwhelmed with matters since parting with the Challengers, Quickly was ill-prepared for the spotlight.When follow-up hits did not materialise, and with manager Epstein unable to push him further, Quickly retired from the music industry in 1965, and for a short time hosted a British variety show for under-twelves, "The Five O'Clock Club", his last appearance on the show and in any sort of spotlight being in January 1966.Later that year he spent tıme in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, suffering from a breakdown.