Madonna’s tears of joy
“Me and Elvis? Are you kidding?! I’m gonna tell my dad. Maybe that will impress him.”
That was Madonna‘s reaction when we told the Queen of Pop that she has now tied the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll with the most top-10 singles ever – 36 each – Liz Smith writes on today’s New York Post – her latest being the crazily infectious “Hung Up.” M had not heard the news yet. I guess she really does stay away from media! And at 47, touchingly, she still looks for Daddy’s approval.
The star called from London. I wanted her reaction to “Confessions On A Dance Floor” reaching No. 1 status in 25 countries, including the good old United States of America.
“It was my husband, Guy, who told me the album was No. 1 in America. I was shocked, stunned, happy. I said, ‘We have to celebrate.’ So we opened a bottle of champagne – not something I usually do, though I probably should do more of that – I had a glass, and then I sat and cried for 20 minutes. Really. So many conflicting emotions, but basically tears of joy. Don’t let anybody tell you commercial success doesn’t matter.”
M (“everybody calls me M now, I never hear my own name!”) is busy planning her next video for the second single, “Sorry.”
She says, “I want it to be a sequel to the ‘Hung Up’ video – what happens after she dances the night away because her boyfriend is so unavailable.” And M is thinking about her “Confessions” concert tour, which might include smaller venues “where I can hear myself singing; I can see the faces!”
Madonna also wants to build a film around her current troupe of dancers, which includes the phenomenally talented Cloud and Hypnosis. “They are not just dancers. They’re filmmakers and artists. Creative cyclones. I adore them.” We spoke of broken bones – I recently shattered a wrist, she quite a few more – and she said it was terribly difficult coming back from that, to dance again. “Your 46th comeback!” I joked. She laughed, “Yes, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been written off.” She paused. “Maybe that’s the reason I cried when I heard about the record. Here’s a big scoop. We’re human, too.”
From the New York Post