I've always seen an inevitable correlation between her being (seemingly) disconnected from her back catalogue and the way she's always looked ahead and reinvented herself throughout her career. I just can't imagine her sitting down to do a Mariah x Genius-like interview, not because she wouldn't know what to answer but because she probably just wouldn't care to do it. I'd love to be proven wrong obviously.
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This can start with Pitchfork removing that horrible "review" from their site.
She did recently for the MX promo interviews for the radio station though very short. She's also mentioned certain singles she would have chosen over the years and on the Stern interview she seemed if given the time and slot to explore her past and how albums came, she'd be more the willing to talk about it if not given dumb questions or it revolved around topics like aging etc where it takes on a different energy from that point. The Stern interview and the RH one where she spoke about Diplo sending her things, missing stems, Kanye coming in were all insightful and I wish she'd give more interviews of that nature versus her mothering, fitness etc.
On the topic of interviews, her "interview voice" over the years is something I'm just getting interested in and noticing more. There are times when she's very vocally alert and present and there's a sharpness to her voice, an authority. And then there are times when her voice is soft and hesitant and guarded and almost a little sad. I notice this chiefly in late 1995 and during a lot of the Madame X rollout.
It's because it got discounted and listed on the front page of iTunes alongside other classic albums
In some ways Bedtime Stories is the ultimate quarantine album, equal parts warm comfort and melancholy.
I'd say 50-60 copies total per week.
TBH the fact that the quarantine has not yielded another iconic Music performance is a shame. She's tight with Jimmy, it would be so easy to make something cute happen...I think the fact that she finished the tour and is still injured is obviously a huge factor and she certainly deserves a break...but it would be lovely to see her share her gift with the world a bit more instead of I don't know, quarantine diaries. I mean, I love her, but who cares? Sing us a song, mom. Gather the Madame X singers and dancers and make a little quarantine edition of the show, something...anything...
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I was about to say the same. But in the end it is a fun game and maybe we get something out of it. Mariah is handling this all amazing with little videos singing classic songs. Doubt Madonna will go there though.
Justice for Siobhan‘s incredible solo albums.
American Life trailing Bedtime Stories at #7 on itunes U.S Album chart. #justiceforAmericanLife
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Does Madonna dislike Bedtime Stories? I always thought she had more disdain for her very early work, particularly her first two albums.
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No. As mentioned, she referred to Bedtime Stories quite a bit while making Madame X.