Madonna: Like An Icon
by Lucy O'Brien /
2007 / English / EPUB
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Material Girl. Immaculate sexpot. Kabbalah enthusiast. British
mum.
Material Girl. Immaculate sexpot. Kabbalah enthusiast. British
mum.
She has defied categorization for three decades and remained
one of our greatest living pop icons
She has defied categorization for three decades and remained
one of our greatest living pop iconsMadonna: Like an Icon
Madonna: Like an Icon is a groundbreaking biography that
finally solves the mystery at the heart of Madonna's
chameleonlike existence. Extensively researched and perceptively
written by journalist Lucy O'Brien, it explores the complex
personality and legendary drive that has made Madonna the most
famous female pop artist of our time. O'Brien draws upon scores
of interviews with producers, musicians, collaborators, lovers,
and friends—many of whom have never spoken so candidly—to examine
Madonna's fascinating life. From her mother's premature death to
her dynamic arrival on the New York club scene to her training
for
is a groundbreaking biography that
finally solves the mystery at the heart of Madonna's
chameleonlike existence. Extensively researched and perceptively
written by journalist Lucy O'Brien, it explores the complex
personality and legendary drive that has made Madonna the most
famous female pop artist of our time. O'Brien draws upon scores
of interviews with producers, musicians, collaborators, lovers,
and friends—many of whom have never spoken so candidly—to examine
Madonna's fascinating life. From her mother's premature death to
her dynamic arrival on the New York club scene to her training
forEvita
Evita and beyond, every stage of her life is
illuminated.
and beyond, every stage of her life is
illuminated.
Unlike any previous Madonna biographer, O'Brien deconstructs the
stereotypes that have plagued the star, whether it was being
labeled a self-indulgent siren for her book
Unlike any previous Madonna biographer, O'Brien deconstructs the
stereotypes that have plagued the star, whether it was being
labeled a self-indulgent siren for her bookSex
Sex or
criticized for exploiting her celebrity status to adopt baby
David in 2006.
or
criticized for exploiting her celebrity status to adopt baby
David in 2006.
O'Brien provides an incisive portrayal, from Madonna's early days
dancing at gay clubs in Detroit to the producers and musicians
she both alienated and amazed in her uncompromising quest to
seize on the next cultural wave.
O'Brien provides an incisive portrayal, from Madonna's early days
dancing at gay clubs in Detroit to the producers and musicians
she both alienated and amazed in her uncompromising quest to
seize on the next cultural wave.
