Madonna Ciccone Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Imagine if someone like John Lennon or Bob Marley, Sid Vicious, Picasso, whomever, were doing their work, and some corporation, some CEO, some branding entity was saying to you, 'Well, you can do that, but you've got to remove this aspect of your work.' There would no longer be that purity anymore.”

“I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.”

“I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.”

“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.”

“If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.”

“One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a muse, whether it's Frida Kahlo, Martha Graham, Marlene Dietrich, or Pippi Longstocking.”

“I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.”

“I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.”

“I've always danced and exercised. I can't imagine not doing it. I'll be Martha Graham in my 90s doing contractions on the floor.”

“I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life, and I think most people feel that way.”