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pk10534 t1_ja0jerc wrote

Reply to comment by Vainandy in Madonna 1980s by steroidamoeba

I mean I just said it? She was very good at manipulating her media image and doing things that got her maximum exposure. And she was never stale, every album she released was like she reinvented herself. Look at the change she went through from high pitched Minnie Mouse voice with ratty street urchin hair and clothes in Like a Virgin to where she was in Papa Don’t Preach or Like a Prayer. She managed to constantly stay on top of what was in style and what would garner her attention.

And that’s stuff a lot of other celebrities are not as good at. She was incredibly intelligent and business minded. She wasn’t out there doing drugs and acting like a mess, she carefully crafted an image and the media swallowed it whole. And frankly that takes a lot more skill than just being able to sing a pop song well

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pk10534 t1_ja0ij4z wrote

Reply to comment by Vainandy in Madonna 1980s by steroidamoeba

Idk I mean you don’t have to like her music, but she was an excellent entertainer who was a mastermind at publicity and knew how to get attention in a way many other singers didn’t. I think that’s part of why she’s considered so impressive: her voice really isn’t that great or amazing and she’s not the prettiest singer to exist, but she still knew how to blow up the news and make sure everybody was talking about her

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