A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.
Older women are like aging strudels - the crust may not be so lovely, but the filling has come at last into its own.
The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2.