When Cher appeared on her first television special in 1975 -- the singer's solo TV debut after her break with Sonny -- she was joined by her guest stars Elton John and Bette Midler in a skit about a retirement home for entertainers.
"It's very funny," said Mason.
"Yes," Cher agreed. "And not very far from the truth.
"People are so shocked that I say I don't like getting older, because I think you're supposed to say, 'Oh, I'm better than ever, and it's great, and blah, blah, blah. Unh-uh. Not happening for me."
She's spent nearly half a century in show business, breaking through with Sonny in the '60s, going solo in the '70s, winning an Oscar in the '80s, becoming a dance queen in the '90s.
"Icon" doesn't even begin to cover the woman one critic called the "Sherman Tank of divas . . . armored and unstoppable."
And if you were wondering whether, at 67, she's still the same old irreverent Cher . . . she is.
When asked by Mason if she should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cher replied with a laugh, "You know, fuck them."
"Those are my feelings," she added. "I don't need to be in a Hall to rock. So, you know, whatever."
She sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and this week Cher will release her first studio album in more than a decade, "Closer to the Truth."
The singer remains her own toughest critic.
The singer remains her own toughest critic.
"My sense is that you've always kind of underestimated your own voice," Mason said.
"I'm not a huge Cher fan," she replied.
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