King of Pop Michael Jackson turned 50 on Friday.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer told ABC News’ “Good Moring America” in a telephone interview on Thursday that he was “looking forward to doing a lot of great things,” adding that “the best is yet to come.”

“I am writing all the time,” he told the morning news show in a telephone call from California. “I love composing.”

The pop icon explained that his 50^th anniversary would not be a big bash, as his program included “a little cake with my children,” with whom he’d “watch some cartoons.”

Michael Jackson said he felt “very wise and sage, but at the same time very young.”

The musician said that recording the chartbuster albums “Thriller” and “Off the Wall” were the most pleasant moments of his life and that seeing his works being publicly acclaimed made him feel very good.

The artist who has sold more than 750 million albums worldwide said that he hoped his three kids – Prince Michael, aged 11, Paris, aged 10, and Prince Michael II, aged 6 – would enjoy as much of their childhood as they could. “I let them go to the arcade and go to the movies and do things. I think that comes naturally. I want them to get to do things I didn’t get to do,” he said. In addition to this, Michael Jackson added that seeing his children having a good time made him get a bit emotional.

When asked if he had received a membership card from AARP, which deals with the needs and concerns of people aged 50 or more, Michael Jackson joked, “Not that I know of!”