Cyndi Lauper Reflects on Aging — “It F—ing Sucks, But the Trick Is Not to Get Too Decrepit”

Cyn­di Lau­per has always been one of a kind — fear­less, fun­ny, and fab­u­lous­ly hon­est. And even at 71, the pop leg­end behind Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time is prov­ing that her vibrant spir­it hasn’t fad­ed one bit, even if she’s refresh­ing­ly real about the not-so-glam­orous side of aging.

In a recent inter­view, Lau­per didn’t hold back. “It f—ing sucks,” she said with a laugh. “Like in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein­deer, you could even say it blows!” The singer, who’s gear­ing up for her Girls Just Wan­na Have Fun Farewell Tour, went on to share her secret to stay­ing strong — and sane — through it all: “The trick is, I guess, not to get too decrepit.”

That mix of humor and hon­esty is pure Cyn­di. She admits she’s nev­er loved birth­days, even recall­ing that at 38, she didn’t want to get out of bed. “Even at 30, my pro­duc­er told me, ‘Don’t be ridicu­lous. Life starts at 30.’”

Now, she takes things one yoga class and one laugh at a time. “What you need to do is take care of your­self,” she said. “I try to force myself to do some­thing — the bike, the walk­ing, the weights, the yoga. Yoga’s great because it puts you in a zone men­tal­ly.”

Lau­per has always been more than her hits — she’s been a voice for indi­vid­u­al­i­ty, cre­ativ­i­ty, and stay­ing true to your­self. From her neon hair and wild out­fits in the ’80s to her thought­ful reflec­tions today, she’s embraced every era with authen­tic­i­ty.

“I nev­er tried to live in the past because I know that every­thing changes in the world and in your life,” she said. “There are so many dif­fer­ent chap­ters that not being able to open a new one is crim­i­nal.”

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And hon­est­ly? She’s right. Whether she was light­ing up MTV in 1983 or tak­ing the stage in 2024, Cyn­di Lau­per has always embod­ied what it means to live bold­ly — wrin­kles, wis­dom, and all.