Madonna: I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII’s knights in another life, riding through a great forest.
Madonna: Maybe I'm a gay man trapped inside a woman's body.
Madonna: I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.
Madonna: I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
Madonna: Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
Madonna: Because I've taken my clothes off in public doesn't mean I've revealed every inch of my soul!
Madonna: Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep.
Madonna: I saw losing my virginity as a career move.
Madonna recorded the song "Hey You" especially for her performance at Live Earth London on July 7th, 2007.
Madonna has stated that Blondie frontwoman Deborah Harry and The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde were two of her main musical influences.
Madonna is good friends with Icelandic singer/songwriter and Sugarcubes frontwoman Bjork.
Madonna was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's "The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004.
Madonna had two songs ranked in VH1's "100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years" in 2003: "Like A Virgin" was #10 and "Ray Of Light" was #100.
Madonna had three songs ranked in Rolling Stone magazine and MTV's "100 Greatest Pop Songs" in 2000: "Like A Virgin" was #4, "Vogue" was #19, and "Papa Don't Preach" was #62.
Madonna had six music videos ranked in Rolling Stone magazine's "The 100 Top Music Videos" in 1993: "Express Yourself" was #10, "Like A Prayer" was #20, "Borderline" was #24, "Vogue" was #28, "Justify My Love" was #43, and "Oh Father" was #66.
Madonna was listed in Forbes magazine as the fourth top money maker in the music industry in 2006, with $96.8 million in earnings.
Madonna had four music videos on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments" in 2003: "Justify My Love" was #1, "Erotica" was #16, "Take a Bow" was #27, and "Open Your Heart" was #37.
Madonna was ranked #1 on the "Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years" chart that spanned from 1980-2004.
Madonna's measurements are 34C-23-33.
Madonna's favorite designers include Dolce & Gabbana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Betsy Johnson, Gianni Versace, Stella McCartney, and Maripol.
In mid-August 2006 Madonna was threatened by Russian gangsters who said they'd kidnap Madonna, Rocco and Lourdes if she didn’t cancel dates for her controversial ‘Confessions’ tour (which contained a crucifixion scene that many people claimed to be blasphemous) in Moscow in October 2006. These threats caused Madonna to tighten security on her and her children.
Madonna was ranked #1 on VH1's "100 Sexiest Artists" in 2002.
Madonna has been nominated for a record of 67 MTV Video Music Awards and has won a record of 19.
Madonna surprisingly does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Madonna wrote a series of five children's books entitled The English Roses, Mr. Peabody’s Apples, Yakov and the Seven Thieves, The Adventures of Abdi, and Lotsa de Casha.
Madonna has been nominated for a total of 18 Grammys but only won 5 of them. She won: "Best Music Video, Long Form" for Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live in 1992, "Best Video from a Film" for "Beautiful Stranger" in 1999, "Best Music Video, Short-Form" and "Best Dance Recording" for "Ray Of Light" in 1999, and "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" for "Beautiful Stranger" in 2000.
Madonna was paid $5 million by Pepsi to film a commercial that never even aired.
Like A Virgin became Madonna's first #1 single in 1984.
Madonna is one of the most famous practitioners of the Kabbalah faith (an off-shoot of Judaism).
Madonna once again made it to the headlines when she kissed both Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears on the lips at the 2003 VMA's.
Madonna has won 9 Razzie Awards: Worst Actress for "Shanghai Surprise" in 1987, Worst Actress for "Who's that Girl" in 1988, Worst Actress for "Body of Evidence" in 1994, Worst Supporting Actress for "Four Rooms" in 1996, Worst Actress of the Century in 2000, Worst Actress for "The Next Best Thing" in 2001, Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple for "Swept Away" in 2003, and Worst Supporting Actress for "Die Another Day" in 2003.
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