If I Could Turn Back Time ; in an Exclusive Interview, Cher Tells Alan Jackson Why Her Latest Tour Must Be Her Last
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It's strictly tongue-in-cheek, of course, but there's a point in Cher's dazzling, box office smash Farewell stage show when, finally, she stands still for a moment and directs her attention to that trio of young wannabes Spears, Aguilera, Lopez currently vying for the Favourite Pop Diva crown. 'Top that, you bitches!' she challenges, much to the delight of fans still reeling from the juggernaut-like progress she has made through four decades of chart hits, and the multiplicity of over-the-top and back-again costumes and wigs she has donned and discarded in the process.
Top it? If Britney, Christina and J-Lo can pass first base by announcing a US tour that grows through public demand from 50 stadium dates to more than 200, grossing more than Pounds 80 million along the way, they might just be in with a chance.See the full content of this document
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If I Could Turn Back Time ; in an Exclusive Interview, Cher Tells Alan Jackson Why Her Latest Tour Must Be Her Last
There have been times when the American public has been out of love with Cher, and she has been reduced to playing half-full Las Vegas lounges, or hawking hair and beauty products via cable channel infomercials. But when Cher let it be known she was taking her music out on the road for one last time, and word got out about just what a spectacle was involved, they fell back in love like never before.
'After 40 damn years!' she exclaims, curling up on a sofa in the sitting room of her oceanside Malibu home. 'No one's more surprised than me. But I mean it about Farewell. I'll never turn my back on singing, but it's the last time I'll take off around the world like this. It's too hard.The schedule would break the back of a 25-year-old, yet here I am at 57.Plus, I know this is as good as I'm ever going to be. I'd rather bow out at the top than have peop...See the full content of this document
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