Rocker Joan Jett says she has never understood why Britney Spears covered her hit song, I Love Rock 'N' Roll' -- and doubts the singer even likes rock music.
Jett, who originally released the song in 1982, said, "I've never even heard Britney's version. I mean, I've obviously heard about it, but I never understood that whole idea."
She added, "I mean, people usually cover a song that says something about them, but I doubt she loves rock 'n' roll. Maybe she likes songs."
Jett, 49, also spoke about Madonna -- also 49 -- and the criticism she has received because of her age.
She explains, "She's criticized because people are scared, you know? I mean, a man can be 49, be sexy, have a full career, but no one tells him to shut his legs. But Madonna...she's at a point where she's going to be changing things. Because in this world, the Western world, all the baby-boomers are getting older, and if we want to stay in touch with our sexuality, it's up to women like her to grab it.
"It's up to us to say yes, I am sexy with wrinkles, I am sexy with extra weight. We have to fight against this photoshopped, airbrushed sexuality too � we all get that, but we have to say that age doesn't defy sex.
"I mean, look at the 1940s: movie actresses had long careers then and were sexy, so why have things changed? I know why: because the 'put you up, tear you down' culture hadn't kicked in then � but it has now. So these days, more than anything, it's important for women to fight for themselves."
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