by Lucy O'Brien
“There is…act of love.” Madonna, op cit.
“Placed…martyrdom.” Cirlot, J. E., A Dictionary of Symbols (Routledge, London and New York, 1988), pp. 68–69.
“The definition…hurt you.” Neil, op cit.
“a kind of evil…dream world.” Ibid.
“Generally…digging it.” Madonna, op cit.
“I didn’t…At all.” The Truth About Madonna’s Men, op cit.
“It was fun…turn you off!” Ibid.
“She can…pause.” Warner, Marina, “Body politic,” Observer, October 18, 1992.
“Here at last…parted ways.” Isherwood, Charles, Wonder Bread and Ecstasy: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano (Alyson Books, Los Angeles and New York, 1996), pp. 135–36.
“If she doesn’t…psychological harm.” Neil, op cit.
“I felt great…change it.” “Madonna Speaks!!!” Smash Hits, June 28–July 11, 1989.
“I have an iron will…not exercising!” Hirschberg, Lynn, “The Misfit,” Vanity Fair, April 1991.
“What was problematic…book.” Aizlewood, John, “Bedtime Stories,” Q Special Edition, 2003, p. 73.
“It was devastating…cunt.” Morton, Andrew, Madonna (Michael O’Mara, London, 2001) p. 152.
“Madonna…as a child even.” Kelly, Richard T., Sean Penn: His Life and Times, (Cannongate, New York, 2004), p. 180.
“The female groupie…right job.” Fonarow, Wendy, Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music (Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut, 2006), p. 210. 187
“I’m not upper-middle class…bag lady.” O’Brien, op cit, p. 171.
“Madonna’s interest…victim.” Brite, Poppy Z., Courtney Love: The Real Story (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997), p. 135.
“Who’s got…pissed at me?” From interview after MTV Video Music Awards, October 1995.
“such a miserable…slag off.” St. Michael, Mick, Madonna “Talking” (Omnibus Press, London, 2004) p. 105.
“They slag me…independence from you.” Garratt, Sheryl, “Je ne regrette rien,” Face, October 1994.
“This figure…psyche,” Izod, John, “Madonna as Trickster,” from Lloyd, Fran, ed., Deconstructing Madonna (B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1993) p. 59.
“I’ve so infiltrated…than off.” Turner, Kay, ed., I Dream of Madonna (Thames & Hudson, London, 1993), p. 11.
“She was interested…attention.” Ibid, p. 83.
“an unofficial…dialogue.” Ibid, p. 20.
“celebrating…idea of them.” Izod, op cit, p. 55.
12. I ONLY SHOOT WHAT I NEED
“I divide…terrifying people.” Morton, Andrew, Madonna (Michael O’Mara, London 2001) p. 183.
“I think that…in my opinion.” Jonkers, op cit.
“I wanted…‘Madonna record.’” Maverick/Sire Records press release, October 1994.
“It’s about God…pedestal.” Ibid.
“My lullabies…people of color.” Harris, Julius, “Lullabies That Wake You Up,” Interview, September 1993.
“I had written…drunk in a bar or something.” Aston, Martin, Björk: Björkgraphy (Simon & Schuster, London, 1996), p. 262.
“lush soul…whimper.” O’Dair, Barbara, album review, Rolling Stone, October 15, 1994.
“the girl…featheriness.” Snow, Mat, album review, Q magazine, October 1994.
“Basketball players…closely.” Rodman, Dennis, Bad as I Wanna Be (Dell, New York, 1996), p. 234.
“made-up dialogue…life,” Madonna, “Madonna’s Private Diaries,” Vanity Fair, November 1996.
“I went…dumped.” Interview with author for Q magazine, November 1996.
“a nerdy…innocent.” Thompson, Douglas, Madonna: Queen of the World (John Blake, London, 2001), p. 234.
“it was…across the page.” Morton, op cit, p. 204.
13. BITS AND ZEROES AND ONES
“There is…calculating.” St. Michael, Mick, Madonna “Talking” (Omnibus Press, London 2004), p. 110.
“Lourdes…never did.” Eccleston, Danny, “Power Is an Aphrodisiac,” Q magazine, June 1998.
“Catholics…Russia.” Kane, Paula M. “Marian Devotion Since 1940: Continuity or Casualty,” from O’Tode, James, ed., Habits of Devotion, Catholic Religious Practice in Twentieth-Century America (Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2004). pp. 89–129.
“weirdly, disruptively…social.” Brewster, Bill and Broughton, Frank, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (The History of the Disc Jockey) (Headline, London, 2006).
“I love…good match.” French, Paul, “Weird Science,” Q Special Edition, 2003, p. 107.
“sound great…listening to it.” Eccleston, op cit.
“She’s much…do her.” French, op cit.
“It was hard…completely.” Ibid.
“Water…songwriting.” Eccleston, op cit.
“The Church…Easter spirit.” McBrien, Richard P., Catholicism, 3rd ed. (Geoffrey Chapma, London, 1994) p. 815.
“‘Ray of Light’…record.” Hogwood, Ben, “Head in a Cellcloud,” Music omh.com, March 2006. 230
“[Lola] doesn’t…perspective.” Eccleston, op cit.
“She stepped…spooky.” Ibid.
“I walked into…exactly what she is.” Ibid.
“There were…found one.” Gannon, Louise, “Madonna: ‘I’ve Been so Lonely for Much of My Life,’” Grazia, June 27, 2005.
“You know…my body!” Sawyer, Miranda, “The Future Sound of London,” Face, August 2000.
“Guy says…he was.” Thompson, Douglas, Madonna: Queen of the World (John Blake, London, 2001). p. 260.
“I was very…. socks off a bit.” Steuer, Joseph, “This Director Shoots from The Hip,” Interview, February 2001.
“a work ethic…learn.” Furnish, David, “Guy About Town,” Interview, March 1999.
“Each new scene…different.” Emimusicpublishing.com, 2006.
“With Taxi Girl…the culture.” McDonnell, Evelyn, “For This Avantgardist, Music Is More Than a Rock Star Cliché,” Interview, February 2001.
“music is prophecy…visible.” Attali, Jacques, Noise: The Political Economy of Music (University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and London, 1985), p. 11.
“The challenge…musician.” McDonnell, op cit.
“I feel like…energy.” Sawyer, op cit.
“It’s not experimental…underground music.” McDonnell, op cit.
“They’re all…amazing.” Sawyer, op cit.
“It’s a love song…uncomfortable.” Ibid.
“If I had known…idealizes.” Madonna, “Madonna’s Private Diaries,” Vanity Fair, November, 1996.
“He was small…much stronger.” Thompson, op cit, p. 270.
“Madonna…in love for real.” Taraborrelli, J. Randy, Madonna: An Intimate Biography (Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 2001) p. 351.
14. HARDWORKING AND HARD-LAUGHING
“I have to stay current…Aguilera.” Taraborelli, J. Randy, Madonna: An Intimate Biography (Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 2001), p. 345.
“My God, just look at you.” Ibid., p. 377.
“I’m finally going…nervous.” O’Brien, Lucy, “The Second Coming,” Q Special Edition, 2003, p. 122.
“I wasn’t expecting…different.” Ibid.
“After finishing…useful.” Ibid.
“Her music…intriguing.” Madonnatribe.com/idol/jamie_one.htm.2006.
“I grew up…God’s theater.” DrownedMadonna.com/modules.php?name=bruce_rodgers, 2006.
“I thought,…still hurts.” O’Brien, op cit, p. 125.
“He is very demanding…had.” Madonnatribe.com/idol/jull.htm, 2006.
“A big part…climax of the show.” O’Brien, op cit.
“commemorative event…difficulty.” Madonnatribe.com/idol/jull.htm, 2006.
“Celebrity is bestial…cut off by lions.” (2006 W.H. Smith Diary, quote for September 17).
“There is an erotic…manufactured.” T. Eagleton: “The Love That Speaks Its Name in Hello!�
� Times Higher, December 9, 2005.
“the allure…I was.” Rees, Paul, “Listen Very Carefully, I Will Say This Only Once,” Q magazine, May 2003.
“Madonna…at base camp.” Everett, Rupert, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins (Little, Brown, London, 2006). p. 242.
“I sit his ass…in years.” Kelly, Richard T., Sean Penn: His Life and Times (Cannongate, New York, 2004). p. 190.
“I’m saying…than me?” Rees, op cit.
“The music…like that.” Ibid.
“It is an antiwar…against all of them.” Ibid.
“The entire country…Why?” Sweeting, Adam, “How the Chicks Survived Their Scrap with Bush,” Daily Telegraph, June 15, 2006.
“I’d rather…Toby Keith.” Tryangiel, J. “In the Line of Fire,” Time, May 29, 2006.
“very intellectual…George Bush.” Garfield, Simon, “Looks Good on the Dance Floor,” Observer Music Monthly, November, 2005.
“There is an atmosphere…doing it.” Davies, H., “Sir Elton Attacks New ‘Era of Censorship’ in America,” Daily Telegraph, July 17, 2004.
15. MOMMY POP STAR
“I kissed Britney…to her.” Peterson, Todd, “Madonna to Daughter: I’m Not Gay,” People, April 18, 2007.
“Madonna…the users.” Madonnatribe.com/idol/jamie_one.htm, 2006.
“Religion breeds…one.” From I’m Going to Tell You a Secret documentary, 2005.
“It was Madonna’s idea…well.” DrownedMadonna.com/modules.php? name=lorne_cousin, 2006. 279
“Here’s the weird…awe.” Segal, David, “Prime Madonna,” Washington Post, June 15, 2004.
“I’m not interested…do it.” Ginsberg, M., “Madonna: the Saga Continues,” W magazine, March 2003.
“Madonna’s…religion.” Ibid.
“I can enjoy fashion…not about that.” Ibid.
“I insisted…anyone can.” Shakespeare, Jocasta, “Hollywood and Divine,” Observer Magazine, August 27, 2006.
“It’s challenging…appeals to Guy.” Dougary, Ginny, “The American Rose,” Times Magazine, September 13, 2003.
“Men and women…light.” Ruth Nahmias, speaker at the Kabbalah Center, London, January 2006.
“Intent on…purification.” Lancaster, Brian L., The Essence of Kabbalah (Eagle Editions, Royston, Herts., 2006), p. 167.
“I thought…book author.” Dougary, op cit.
“The women…crap.” Ibid.
“First they…likeable indeed.” Madonna, The English Roses (Puffin, London, 2003), p. 42.
“The music…candies.” Barthes, Roland, “On Popular Music,” Image Music Text (Fontana Press, New York, 1977), p. 448.
16. AMERICAN WIFE
“Speaking…golden age,” Bowles, Hamish, “Like a Duchess,” U.S. Vogue, August 2005.
“Guy…animals.” Ibid.
“We did a couple…slightly macabre.” Thompson, Douglas, Madonna: Queen of The World (John Blake, London, 2001), p. 264.
“You can choose…world.” Ibid.
“that heavy…blood.” Gill, A. A., “A. A. Gill Is the Deer Hunter,” GQ, January 2003.
“Madonna…aristocratic lifestyle,” Albiez, Sean, “The Day the Music Died Laughing: Madonna and Country,” from Santiago, Fouz-Hernandez, and Jarman Ivens, Freya Madonna’s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Cultural Transformations, 1983–2003 (Ashgate, London, 2004), p. 130.
“I never thought…turned out.” Laskas, Jeanne Marie, “The Once and Future Madonna,” Ladies’ Home Journal, July 2005.
“Its generous…tax haven.” Meek, James, “Super Rich,” Guardian, April 17, 2006.
“I consider…surrogate mothers!” St. Michael, Mick, Madonna “Talking” (Omnibus Press, London, 2004). p. 123
“written from…subconscious.” O’Brien, Lucy, She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop & Soul (Continuum, London and New York, 2002), p. 467
“I saw…went mainstream.” Ibid.
“I cannot…away like that.” St. Michael, op cit, p. 121.
“It’s one thing…too.” Dougary, Ginny, “The American Rose,” Times Magazine, September 13, 2003.
“They look…for me!” Shakespeare, Jocasta, “Hollywood and Divine,” Observer Magazine, August 27, 2006.
“Madonna’s voice…lucid.” Newton, V., and Kennedy, S., “Madonna with Ze Big Bruises,” Sun, August 17, 2005.
“It was the most…experience.” Strauss, Neil, “How Madonna Got Her Groove Back,” Rolling Stone, December 1, 2005.
“Marriage is hard…restaurants.” Laskas, op. cit.
17. ABBA ON DRUGS
“My apartment consists…kettle.” Robinson, Peter, “She’s More of a ‘Padder’…” popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content &task=viewid=188&itemid=9, October 25, 2005. 307
“I couldn’t…any frills.” Garfield, Simon, “Looks Good on the Dance Floor,” Observer Music Monthly, November 2005.
“What we’re…you’ve got? and singing over it.” Herlihy, Gavin, “Driving Ms. Ravey,” Mixmag, December 2005.
“If there are…molecular structure.” Garfield, op cit.
“‘Hung Up’ is…the good minute.” G. Greig, “All Loved Up,” Tatler, December 2005.
“I had to send…they didn’t.” Todd, Matthew, “Confessions of an Icon,” Attitude, November 2005.
“I love London…socket.” Ibid.
“It suggests…generation.” Hastings, Chris, “Madonna Uses Secret Nightclub ‘Focus Groups’ to Pick Songs for New Album,” Daily Telegraph, August 28, 2005.
“With her last…rest.” Paoletta, Michael, “Dancing Queen,” Billboard, November 12, 2005. 311
“It’s all about…We’re good.” Ibid.
“I’m a businesswoman…now.” Ibid.
“Madonna…disco ball.” From The Confessions Tour DVD, 2007.
“When I shot…strong again.” Bailey, Sarah, “Madonna’s Secrets,” Harper’s Bazaar, March 2006.
“In the simpler…endless.” Maine, Margot, Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters and the Pursuit of Thinness (Gurze Books, Carlsbad, California, 2004), Introduction.
“Even with…can’t solve.” Simpson, Richard, “Even with Muscles Like These…” Daily Mail, June 26, 2006.
“When I…respect that.” Gannon, Louise, “I’ve Been So Lonely for Much of My Life,” Grazia, June 27, 2005.
“She complains…like her.” “Madonna: Marriage ‘Close to Breaking Point,’” Grazia, February 5, 2007.
“picked so much…Bay City, Michigan.” Flett, Kathryn, “A Box of Madges,” Observer, December 4, 2005. 323
“She’s…the cage,” Wark, Kirsty, “In Deep with Madonna,” Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.
18. COMING FROM GOD
“I was going…thought again.” Interview with Jo Wiley for BBC Live 8 broadcast, July 2, 2005.
“one has…didn’t know.” Dougary, Ginny, “The American Rose,” Times Magazine, September 13, 2003.
“He feels…interests her.” Harris, Ed, “Is Guy out in Cold…?” Evening Standard, February 3, 2005.
“[It’s] based…three months.” “Guy Ritchie: The Director of Revolver Interviewed,” Futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking.asp?ID=139, 2006.
“I had no idea…making it.” Interview with Kuki de Salvertes, Totem fashion.com/NouvoSite/reportages/Reportages.htm, 2007.
“In Africa, babies…popular.” Swinford, Steven, “Madonna & Child,” Sunday Times, October 15, 2006.
“was coming from God.” Ibid.
“They told me…grow up healthy.” Ibid.
“The rich…the system.” Frith, Maxine, and Thompson, Christopher, “Madonna Polarises Opinion as David Flies Out,” Independent, October 17, 2006.
“Where possible…the child.” Stimson, Ella, “Madonna and Child: Saintly—or Sinning?” Thelondonpaper, October 12, 2006.
“People have…whole process.” Widdup, Ellen & Bentham, Martin, “Madonna ‘Bad Example to Parents,’” Evening Standard, October 19, 2006.
“We must be…boost for t
he country.” Frith and Thompson, op cit.
“Madonna was…emotional about it.” Taraborrelli, Randy J. “The Story Behind Why Madonna Has Adopted One-Year-Old David,” Hello! October 24, 2006.
“How dare…love and wealth.” Low, Valentine, “Sorry David but This Is Life in Madge’s Circus.” Evening Standard, October 17, 2006.
“I’m a detail-oriented…for that.” Interview with Kirsty Wark, BBC Newsnight, October 2006.
“I saw…devastate me.” Taraborrelli, op cit.
“I don’t usually…vacation!” Interview on Entertainment News, BBC Radio 1, January 2007.
“Guy is really…nicer to her.” “Madonna: Marriage ‘Close to Breaking Point,’” Grazia, February 5, 2007.
“People underestimated…planet.” Taraborrelli, op cit.
“like what…public patronage.” Andrew Ross quoted in Robertson, Pamela, Guilty Pleasures: Feminist Camp from Mae West to Madonna (Duke University Press, Durham and London, 1996), p. 130.
“When she…hypnotic.” From Martha Graham documentary BBC Omnibus, 1992.
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