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Great pic 

Please, someone ban this word on this forum. 

Please, someone ban this word on this forum. 

Do you mean retire the word? 


 

Please, someone ban this word on this forum. 

Please, someone ban this word on this forum. 

Please, someone ban this word on this forum. 

She's dying her roots, the gray could be seen in some photos/videos, for example:
I think it also looks great on her, like mostly anything else.
 
 

She's dying her roots, the gray could be seen in some photos/videos, for example:
I think it also looks great on her, like mostly anything else.
 
 

She's dying her roots, the gray could be seen in some photos/videos, for example:
I think it also looks great on her, like mostly anything else.
 
 

She's dying her roots, the gray could be seen in some photos/videos, for example:
I think it also looks great on her, like mostly anything else.
 
 

She's dying her roots, the gray could be seen in some photos/videos, for example:
I think it also looks great on her, like mostly anything else.
 
 

I don't think she will be happy and 'enjoying her life' if she retires. Besides her children, her art is her life. She has always been hyperactive, so I don't think she could be happy doing nothing (more than a few weeks as a vacation). And she has always said that being creative is what saves her.

Madonna looks fantastic in those photos. I just love it a lot.

Wow, like an american life kind of thing, yes I´m all ready, after smashing it all again as blonde on her mega succesful Celebration tour, I´m in love with this latest Madonna again. And she´s super in shape again.

Last night in NY after seeing play Lampicka

I don't think she will be happy and 'enjoying her life' if she retires. Besides her children, her art is her life. She has always been hyperactive, so I don't think she could be happy doing nothing (more than a few weeks as a vacation). And she has always said that being creative is what saves her.

Why put an age gap on it?  There are plenty of artists who are in their 70's and 80's and still releasing new music. Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Cher, Areosmith, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and the list goes on. None of them have the backing of airplay and are selling as much as they used to. Why do they bother?  
They bother because it's their life. It's what they want to do. They have the need to create and share their work still.  Madonna is no different. In fact, it hasn't been that long ago, that she's voiced that.  Even on her tour, she voiced she isn't stopping.  Also, Madonna has this need to be in the spotlight, so I can't see her just packing it in unless something physically keeps her from doing so. Will she be releasing music to the degree she used to? No, but you can bet she will continue to find ways to entertain and express herself.  The Celebration Tour was a great way for her to do that and make a lot of money from it.  She knows that her days in making money from new albums is pretty much up, so no doubt she's finding other ways to compensate. If she keeps up this momentum, her next album release could very well do better than her last few releases.

I don't think she will be happy and 'enjoying her life' if she retires. Besides her children, her art is her life. She has always been hyperactive, so I don't think she could be happy doing nothing (more than a few weeks as a vacation). And she has always said that being creative is what saves her.

She’s not retiring anytime soon. Especially when Elton, Cher, Dolly, Bruce, The Stones etc are still out there touring and releasing new material, she’s not gonna rest before those guys!!
She’s just finished her first Greatest Hits show, those guys have been touring the same greatest hits show for the past 25 years 

I expect no less from a woman of steel!

She literally died and came back and toured. She’s not gonna stop — duh 🙄

My take is she will go on until she can't no longer.  I think that was the case with Tina Turner.  She kept going until she no longer couldn't.  Like mentioned, I see her like Cher. Madonna will continue on until something prevents her from doing so. I suspect the same will happen with Cher. Of course, the two will continue to slow down, but let's look at Cher... she's got two albums in the works right now.  She's still very active.  She may not be physically as active than previously, but she's still actively making music and looking to entertain. I see Madonna doing the same.  Madonna has been pretty open about not stopping until she no longer is able to or if she dies.  Of course, anything can change that, but she's in her mid 60's, I highly doubt she's planning to stop unless she is incapable of actively singing and performing.  I can see her in her 90's still working, even though it won't be at the capacity and level we are used to.

Very well said.  Some fans seem to be ready for her to retire.  I think you and I aren't!  I don't believe Madonna is.  Madonna has been pretty vocal that she's sticking around until she can't.  I believe that is what is gonna happen.  She either will continue until she drops dead or she is no longer able to physically perform.  I see her in the same light as Cher, she will continue on until something prevents her physically from doing so. Health is always the key.  Up until the health issue last year, we haven't really seen a big decline in her health.  That issue could have hit anyone at any age.  She's yet shown "aging" to be an issue for her.  She still looks great and her latest tour proves she's able to perform very well.  Of course, she isn't going to be able to perform like her 20 or 30 year old self.  Anyone with common sense knows age can really be problematic, but again I haven't seen that of Madonna. She defies age.  Again, her bacterial infection could have happen to any age.  My guess, she will continue to entertain until she can't.  I'm sure she will continue to modify her appearance.  I believe being as powerful and rich as she is, is able to do so by finding ways that aren't specifically geared to huge surgical procedures.  A lot of what she's done is temporary procedures which explain the bloating in a lot of her recent years procedures.  But as we can see, there seems to me be happy medium at some point, which proves she looks like a younger version of herself at times without looking over the top. I feel much of the Celebration tour we saw that. She looked nothing like the bloated version the Grammys appearance a couple of years ago. I also believe that her hair plays a huge part in her appearance. Let's face it, she looks her best with longer hair.  Shorter hair exposes any work or procedures she's done. Her hairline is far different than in the past.  We see how her skin is much more tightened due to procedures with shorter hair. Again, her longer hair (and extensions) hide that.  This is why I believe she will remain with longer hair as long as she's active in the entertainment/music industry.  Certainly, it doesn't mean she won't have an epiphany and accept the aging process, but my guess she will continue to modify herself in the same way Dolly Parton has as she is aging. I can see her following similar steps in remaining in the spotlight until she just can't.