Your last album Hard Candy was released in 2008; was itu00a0a conscious decision to return to the music scene after a long gap?
I had just completed the process of making a movie, which used a very different creative aptitude. Mostly, where I was coming from with MDNA was, I felt like an animal who was caged and wanting to be released. I wanted to get back to playing on my guitar, singing and making music.

Singer Madonna performs with Redfoo of LMFAO during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on Februaryu00a05, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.u00a0Pics/Getty Images/AFP