The Queen of Pop isn't holding back.
Madonna is an open book in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, as the 56-year-old icon gets super candid about artists like Kanye West, addresses her "feud" with Lady Gaga and reveals Guy Ritchie wasn't a fan of her lip-lock with Britney Spears.
"He's a brilliant madman. He can't help himself. Like, he doesn't have the same filters other people have," she says of the "Only One" singer. "I don't always agree with the things he says or does – I don't always like his music, even. But he's a beautiful mess. I love him,"
"I think he takes award shows too seriously," she adds. "I never got too engaged with who wins awards or not, because I don't honestly think it's that important. So that part of him I can't relate to. Like, what's the point of fighting for somebody to . . . like, 'This person should have got it?' Don't come to an award show looking for justice!"
When it comes to Madonna's alleged "feud" with Mother Monster herself, the music veteran broke it and attempted to put it to bed.
"I don't think she wants my crown. We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other. And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I'm doing," she told the mag. "The only time I ever criticized Lady Gaga was when I felt like she blatantly ripped off one of my songs. It's got nothing to do with 'she's taking my crown' or 'she's in some space of mine.' She has her thing."
"Here's the thing: one day everyone's going to shut up about it. You'll see! I have a plan," she added.
In perhaps the most interesting bit of the interview, Madge also spoke out about married life ... and why things didn't work out with ex-husband Guy Ritchie.
"My nature is to provoke, that's true. I can't help myself. I think there probably was a time when I was less provocative. That's when I was married," she explains. "Yeah. I don't think my ex-husband approved of it. Or, maybe he didn't understand it. I don't think he understood my provocation. He was not a fan of me kissing Britney Spears onstage, for instance. Was that provocative? I think it was. I mean, now it wouldn't be. [But in marriage,]I think all of us make the mistake of thinking we're going to change people when we get together. But we're not. People are who they are. And people change in their own time, you know?”
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