Madonna is a huge star. She rocketed to stardom so quickly that it obscured most of her musical virtues. Madonna is the quintessential celebrity, famous for her fame, and her prominence in the media, so that her actual exploits in the worlds of music and cinema are of secondary importance. She really was a pioneer - not in her musical style, or her fashions, but in her ability to attract the attention of a culture.

Family Plot

Madonna has been capitalizing on details of The Ciccone family's private life since she was given a microphone and a spotlight. Her lyrics about her mother's death and her relationship with her father are a good example of that. Madonna has done so much, and she's been around so long, and she still looks good! She's spent years in the public eye, and that sure can be really hard for anyone to deal with.