madonna intimate biography madonna book american author life american singer madonna book released april united_kingdom august united_states considered writing book realizing project premature respect madonna fledgling career set aside began writing book madonna gave birth daughter books madonna life career based previously published material biography product research spanning decade includes exclusive interviews madonna close friends business associates family members father interviews conducted author team private investigators interviewed madonna course years drew hand experiences writing book madonna received mixed response critics considered compelling piece madonna life thought writing despite mixed response book commercial success bestseller united_kingdom summary book opens madonna birth early years michigan new_york_city involved modern dance pop groups composing releasing debut album madonna rise pop icon chronicled cutting edge music videos albums concert tour film roles marriage divorce examined book investigates controversial religious imagery erotic productions sex body evidence book describes appearance things release albums golden globe award winning musical film portrayal high grossing drowned world tour daughter son marriage second husband chronicled development american journalist celebrity biographer met madonna press conference spoke youthful struggles release debut album belief someday enjoy great success century biggest star thought self mediocre beauty voice match proven wrong considered writing biography thought aside thinking venture premature pointed subjects need time evolution personal stories paper madonna ambitious self involved phase career picked writing felt way hoped time come singer focus personal life career personal evolution occurred life birth daughter time begin writing biography writing release decided focus singer private life books superstar based previously published material years research draw including interviews people spoken madonna public interviews icon team private investigators interviewed madonna close friends business associates family members including father researching book realized greatest madonna general perception cold personal relationships opposite proved true madonna emotionally vulnerable cited example icon relationship actor relationship generally perceived means promote film madonna regarded circumstances discovered madonna actually strong feelings actor emotionally invested madonna relationship ended heart broken observed think surprise people story times madonna ended feeling rejected built entire career image personal life distinction isn necessarily true business life fragile subjects written book placing life proper historical context answering questions critical response book received mixed reviews wrote thing biography depths dug information famously controlling woman relates revealing anecdotes mere making news world style revelations look like kid stuff include list thanks maid let madonna bedroom raid underwear wouldn great surprise felt despite writing style lets descends kind expect airport novel singer coming like character lace real woman reviewed book felt problem writing unauthorized tell biography information rich world live time book gets written somebody stories common knowledge tell author needs fill pages thoughtful analysis subject hand frankly newer better dirt unfortunately celebrity biographer latest madonna intimate biography impressed biography noted thing madonna fact humane appeared book fine job capturing world famous infamous way thought retelling known facts madonna years children maintained image major pain great job bringing forth unknown facts ward felt book eerie compelling day day account madonna feels like revealing process writing subject ann los_angeles_times complimented book different regular dirt written everyday madonna daily_mirror felt life bring shame madonna biography waiting staunch woman woman different chicago_sun-times said filled private details madonna life gives depth look material girl decade following friends friends madonna hand picked pleasure displeasure madonna pop icons acquired taste publication history
Madonna: An Intimate Biography