Article: Mega-morphosis Pop icons face the same problem as any 39-year-old to be: trying to keep the music interesting while the tune of life is changing; Happy birthday to them Birthdates for Madonna, Michael and the former Prince: Prince (born Prince Roger Nelson): June 7, 1958, Minneapolis, Minn. Madonna (born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone): Aug. 16, 1958, in Bay City, Mich. Michael Jackson: Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Ind.

Rock 'n' roll has always been about delayed adolescence. Somewhere out there right now, Grandpa Mick is doing ab crunches in anticipation of another road trip with the Stones. Punk's pioneering Sex Pistols recently returned to the stage with the battle cry, "We're fat, we're 40 and we're back." And, of course, we're coming off a summer in which four middle-aged men put on black-and-white face paint and traipsed across the country in high-heeled silver boots.

But 1997 promises to be the year that rock hits its most in-your-face mid-life crisis ever. This year, three of the most flamboyant pop icons of the '80s Madonna, the Artist Formerly Known as Prince and Michael Jackson will turn 39.

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