Madonna in Her Own Words [antikvár]

madonna h e r words In 1983, the pop world sat up and took notice of a new star. Born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Detroit 25 years earlier, she preferred to be Icnown only by her first name - a move that said much for her self-confidence. There was then and still is only one Madonna. But there are plenty of imitations the Kylies, Sonias, Debbies and many more lesser-known 'Wannabes' to whom Madonna was an inspiration and role model. Her style was from the street, yet it took her to the top of the charts. Her movies packed out cinemas, her marriage to Brat Packer Sean Penn made front pages everywhere and her music -both on record and in concert - found a ready audience anywhere on earth where you could find a transistor or a disco. In a decade singly lacking in lustre. Madonna's star shone brightest. . . and everywhere people flocked to follow it. This book majors on Madonna's self-proclaimed views on men, music and pretty much everything in between. Her seven-year career in the public eye has brought much wit and wisdom, the cream of which is encapsulated under a number of convenient chapter headings . . . some of which may surprise you! Nor has Madonna restricted herself to the pop world; her background and rise to fame make equally fascinating reading, vital to understanding what she's become. Many of Madonna's quotes are provocative - something she consciously developed as a vital part of her strategy of self-publicity. But how much of the real Madonna is revealed here and how much is pure hype? Is Madonna really in search of some great spiritual truth? Or is she just the material girl she sings about? Reading the pick of her pronouncements is the only way to judge. It's also most instrucrive (not to mention amusing) to find out what the rest of the entertainment world and society in general has said about her - much of this, it must be said, in the face of some shrewd provocation from Ms Ciccone herself Did The Cure's mild-mannered Robert Smith really say, "She stinks?" And who, exactly, called her, "A porn queen on heat?" Read on and all will be revealed . . . sorry, those Penthouse pictures are another story! With her profound influence on pop, fashion and youth culture in general. Madonna was a seminal figure of the eighties who clearly has much to contribute to the nineties. This book is as good an observation post as any from which to assess her past, present and likely future, with one telling advantage the signposts are her own words. Mick St Michael Special thanks to Jane Donaldson for her invaluable assistance.