Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on. Madonna Ciccone dianagrowjackson Change image and share on social
I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room. Madonna Ciccone artchangelamp Change image and share on social
I was named after my mother. And I guess when I started making records, Madonna Ciccone seemed too long and complicated, and I just got stuck with Madonna. Madonna Ciccone cicconecomplicateguess Change image and share on social
I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider. Madonna Ciccone conservativedisapprovefelt Change image and share on social
I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been named Madonna? I would either have ended up a nun or this. Madonna Ciccone bearendlive 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
I always thought I should be treated like a star. Madonna Ciccone starthinktreat Change image and share on social
I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS. Madonna Ciccone adoptaidcheck share on social
I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent. Madonna Ciccone inspirationphilosophytalent Change image and share on social
The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do. Madonna Ciccone amazedancediscipline share on social