On Turning Fifty

Madonna has begun promoting her new album, Hard Candy, which comes out on April 29th.
The Queen of Pop held a Q&A with journalists from around the world on Thursday, and one topic that kept coming back up in conversation was her upcoming birthday.
“It’s not a bad word, you can say it,” she said when one reporter whispered “5-0.”
And when the same reporter asked her about reaching “a landmark for a lady,” she made the journalist clarify that to it’s “a landmark for everybody.”
Madge said she doesn’t see turning 50 as a milestone.
“No, but everybody else keeps mentioning it,” she said. “I see it as another excuse to have a birthday party.”
In fact, Madonna said physically, “I feel stronger now than, maybe, 20 years ago — but I think your physicality is connected to your consciousness so if your mind is strong, your body will be strong.”
And there you have it!