That's my sense of her, too. Back in the early 90's I went to see her film "Truth or Dare" just because I found her so interesting. Never bought any of her recordings, never attended any of her concerts, can't stand her politics, but still... She invented herself from scratch and worked and worked and worked until the whole world knew her, then kept reinventing herself to stay on top. How many people can do that?
To borrow the line of an Oprah admirer, "Most of us can't even keep our desks clean."
‘90s not 90’s, sorry.