Posted on 06/17/2004 5:28:36 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Madonna talks with 20/20 about motherhood, mysticism, her latest children's book and her new concert tour. ABCNEWS.com |
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June 16, 2004 Madonna, the master of self-invention, has come a long way since her "Material Girl" days. While she has no regrets about her moves on her climb to pop diva status, she tells ABC News' 20/20, "I brought a lot of chaos to people's lives, because of my selfish behavior." |
Watch Cynthia McFadden's exclusive interview with Madonna on 20/20 Friday night at 10 p.m.
In her latest incarnation, the wife, mother, children's book author and still-touring pop star says the ruling philosophy in her home is "pick up your s--t."
Madonna may have made a career on rebellion, irreverence and sexually charged performance, but when it comes to her children, manners are important. "Even my children have to clean up their mess, clean up their rooms. Manners, thank you, please, take your dishes to the sink. I mean gratitude, being grateful, that is, that has to happen If it's traditional to be a decent human being, then I'm traditional," she told ABC News' Cynthia McFadden. Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie in 2000. They have a son together, 4-year-old Rocco, and Madonna has a 7-year-old daughter, Lourdes, whose father is Madonna's former personal trainer, Carlos Leon.
Madonna says her favorite aspect of getting older is "getting smarter" and gives a rare glimpse of her private life with Ritchie. She tells McFadden she believes the key step to a successful marriage is "learning to apologize." She also shares one of the couple's daily rituals, saying that after her grueling performances, she goes in the tub and her husband talks to her about the day.
Call Me Esther
Madonna also speaks candidly with McFadden about her study of Jewish mysticism known as Kabbala, which she believes is "incredibly punk rock" and anti-establishment.
"Kabbalists believe in immortality. They believe that you can overcome death, overcome illness, whatever, so, it's incredibly good to be a rebel," she said. Madonna also reveals that she has also taken on the Hebrew name of Esther, explaining that, "I was named after my mother. My mother died when she was very young, of cancer, and I wanted to attach myself to another name." "This is in no way a negation of who my mother is. I wanted to attach myself to the energy of a different name."
To Naughty Children Everywhere
Madonna also discusses her third and latest foray into children's literature, Yakov and the Seven Thieves, which hits bookstores June 21. Madonna has dedicated the book to "naughty children everywhere," saying that, "Even the naughtiest person in the world, big or small, has the capability to do something good in the world."
Describing herself as "naughty child, number one," she espouses the power of prayer. "I pray every day and I believe that it is a very powerful way to communicate, to heal, to affect change."
20/20 will also air exclusive footage from Madonna's Reinvention tour, which comes to New York City's Madison Square Garden today. |
By the way, Madonna was doing this in her Re-Invention World Tour on June 16...(below)
5:32am, restate my assumptions: 1. Madonna is the language of nature.
One more for the strumpet file.
After all, Momma died young. Why would I want to be attached to the name of such a loser...
To call this attitude revealing is an understatement. What a sick puppy...
It is kind of like a playboy sending her daughter to a convent for education.
....old singers never die......they....just...fade....away
Queen of Babylon! The harlot!
Who do you pray to, Esther (Madonna)? The prince of darkness?
so the skank craves attention and the alphabets lap it up
At least Esther is an appropriate enough old lady name.
Not everyone named Esther is an old lady. I am and I ain't :)
...still-touring pop star says the ruling philosophy in her home is "pick up your s--t."
Madonna may have made a career on rebellion, irreverence and sexually charged performance, but when it comes to her children, manners are important.
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Oh,yes, I always taught my children manners by using such vulgar language --- and exposing myself to hordes of total strangers. When is this old skeezer going to go away?
As another famous Esther would say, "Madonna, you old fish eyed fool" (swing big purse at head)
Well, I'll give her this, at least she's still limber. She's 4 months older than me, and I could never bend like that, ever. (( Of course, I never had the money to pay for a personl trainer to service me. Me, I just got married.))
But what is that strange protrusion??
Afterall, she is getting OLDER as she says, and I might be wrong, but all of this does nothing but orginate more headlines for her. She is what she is, and that does not generate anything.
You would be the first Esther I ever met that was not in my grandparents' generation. Glad to see the name survives in better hands than the white trash that is the subject of this article.
A leftover from a past Madonna "reinvention".
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