Madonna Is Not Looking Forward to the "Horror Show" That Is a Donald Trump Presidency
Madonna has kept the world captivated for three decades now, and she doesn't have plans to stop anytime soon. The music legend and Carpool Karaoke queen appears in the February issue of Harper's Bazaar, and her accompanying interview is just as unexpected as she is. From speaking at length about her distaste for Donald Trump to having lovers three decades her junior, the 58-year-old is an open book.
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On pushing boundaries in her everyday life: "I've always felt oppressed. I know a lot of people would go, 'Oh, that's ridiculous for you to say that. You're a successful white, wealthy pop star,' but I've had the sh*t kicked out of me for my entire career, and a large part of that is because I'm female and also because I refuse to live a conventional life. I've created a very unconventional family. I have lovers who are three decades younger than me. This makes people very uncomfortable. I feel like everything I do makes people feel really uncomfortable."
On the presidential election results: "On election night I was sitting at a table with my agent, who is also one of my very best friends, and we were truly praying . . . It was just like watching a horror show . . . I went to sleep, and since that night, I wake up every morning and it's like when you break up with somebody who has really broken your heart. You wake up and for a second you're just you, and then you go, 'Oh, the person I love more than anything has just broken my heart, and I'm devastated and I'm broken and I have nothing. I'm lost.' That's how I feel every morning. I wake up and I go, 'Wait a second. Donald Trump is the president. It's not a bad dream. It really happened.' It's like being dumped by a lover and also being stuck in a nightmare."
On her core beliefs as an artist and woman: "I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship. I believe in equal rights for all people. And I believe women should own their sexuality and sexual expression. I don't believe there's a certain age where you can't say and feel and be who you want to be."