Last Sunday, I read an advance copy of Christopher Ciccones book "Life With My Sister Madonna" . I found this book to be a great read. Its well written has a great feeling of love and truthfulness. There was nothing really hurtful or scandalous. I think he actually left ALOT out of this book. Should he dare to reveal some of his famous sisters secrets and write this book? I will leave that up to you. The book is an autobiography of a man who has tried for the past 25 years to get out from under the huge shadow of his famous sister. At her invitation, Christopher decided to take this wild fame ride with his sister and I think at the end of the journey he felt lost, soulless, betrayed and used. One thing is very clear, Christopher deeply loves his sister but is conflicted between his love for her and his need to have his own identity. I believe this conflict led to his issues with drugs and alcohol. In his mind he is looked upon by the world as nothing more than Madonnas brother. For a very creative, talented man in his own right, this has become an unbearable identity. I truly believe this book was originally a way for him to set the record straight, get healthy and move on and hope that they can still be in each others lives. Will that happen?.....your guess is as good as mine.
Heres a direct excerpt from the book which I found very insightful. This is an email Christopher sends Madonna after another one of their disagreements about money(shes cheap!). Madonna once again doesnt want to pay him for helping to decorate one of her homes. with out some kind of controlling requirement. Shes a huge control freak. He basically just received an email telling him not to contact her ever again.......
" you have never in the entire time I have worked for you since 1985 paid me even close to what I was worth...I gave up my fucking life to help you make you the evil queen you are today...15 years listening to your bitching, egotistical rantings, mediocre talent, and lack of taste that would stun the ages...every ounce of talent, you have sucked dry from me and the people around you...I certainly never worked for you for money...now you accuse me of lying and cheating you...you've got some fucking nerve...as usual...you have lost all sense of reality...I guess I always thought that one day you'd see my worth and behave accordingly...but you never did...a little fucking respect was all I ever wanted from you and you couldnt even manage that....dont forget to remove me from your will". C
p.s. according to Christopher, Guy Ritchie's an arrogant homphobic asshole.
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