I'm attracted to artists like Frida Kahlo, because her work was her life, her questions, her outrage, her suffering, her pain. Everything is in her work. Madonna Ciccone artistattractfrida Change image and share on social
I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity. Madonna Ciccone ambitiousgrossmonstrosity Change image and share on social
People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS. Madonna Ciccone blackcklwgrow Change image and share on social
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. Madonna Ciccone catholicismgluttonpainful Change image and share on social
I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing. Madonna Ciccone ambitiousendfamous share on social
But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere. Madonna Ciccone explorefigurefrontier share on social
I refuse to act the way someone expects me to. Madonna Ciccone actexpectrefuse Change image and share on social
I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really. Madonna Ciccone conversationcreativityencourage Change image and share on social
I wouldn't live in Chicago cause it's too conservative, aside for the fact that Oprah Winfrey lives there. Madonna Ciccone chicagoconservativefact Change image and share on social
I believe sometimes we aren't always in charge of everything that we do creatively. We submit to things as we're going on our own journey. Madonna Ciccone chargecreativelyjourney Change image and share on social
