Life with My Sister Madonna
by Christopher Ciccone, Wendy Leigh
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Author: Christopher Ciccone, Wendy LeighEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-14
ISBN: 1416587624
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Book Review: now i see why madonna doesn't want us to read this book!!
Summary: 5 Stars
finished the book in 1 day...terrific read! christopher in no way trashes her, so her fans can chill out!! he says many positive things about her and is very proud of her success and is thrilled to go with her on her world tours.
now, for the negatives: he also makes it clear that once madonna was on the road to success *starting from when she first got her record deal* she starts treating him like a doormat. she makes it clear, SHE'S the star and he isn't. christopher accepts it and still continues to work for her *he's the only family member that will work for her long-term, other siblings worked on her earlier tours*. she screams at him, cusses at him and severely underpays him. with the pay, i agree with christopher 1000%!! this was business and he had every right to be treated like anyone else doing the same job and who would get the proper pay. *they never have a contract 'til much later after the girlie show and when he's designing her house.* she stiffs him a lot when it comes to the home design where he's spending his own money for supplies, furniture, etc. and then madonna changes her mind and sometimes doesn't pay him at all. after she's with guy ritchie, her attitude towards christopher changes, she no longer trusts his design judgments and is very picky *just like guy* about every little and last detail to the design project. they exchange heated emails and faxes when christopher suggests they have some type of agreement, she refuses. the last fax/email she sends him, 'don't ever contact me again'.
there's also a few madonna myths christopher clears up: 1. she was never a cinderella doing all the chores and taking care of everyone. ALL the ciccone kids had chores, she got special treatment mainly because she was named after their mother and looked like her. 2. she did not go to new york not knowing anyone there, she already had contacts from the shared dance studio in michigan *both her and chris take dance lessons from christopher flynn* that went to new york before her and who hook her up with auditons and places to stay. madonna even worked in paris for 3 months *after she moves to new york*. 3. madonna wasn't always as broke as she's always maintained, when they started getting more gigs *chris was a backup dancer of hers* madonna was making $1000 a night and even got $15,000 to cut 2 songs for sire, everybody and burnin' up.
my personal feelings on this book: i'm very disappointed that madonna chose to exaggerate those parts of her life, i always thought she was someone who told it like it was and was very straightforward. going to new york even in the 70s with only $35 and not knowing a soul there, never really made sense to me. *also chris moves to manhattan shortly after* and also christopher makes it clear once madonna knew she was going to be a star, she treats everyone like their disposable. even family members, that she can speak and demean them as she sees fit. she is very stingy when it comes to money to family and it's no surprise none of the other ciccones will work for her.
i do feel she treated christopher like a doormat and was using him, and in a way i can't blame christopher. when you have a sibling who's a huge superstar it'd be hard not to be a doormat. she's the star and everyone knows it. the theme of this book is to show how madonna is behind closed doors and his overall point that even though she's a star, she still doesn't walk on water. he stood by her from the very beginning, back when she was doing pot and ecstasy in new york before she hit it big, and then when madonna gets together with guy she has no more use for christopher, which leaves him heartbroken.
overall, i don't view this book as a revenge or jealousy book. he makes it clear he never wanted to be a superstar on her level, just wants to branch out on his own talents. *he also goes into detail the many other projects he's done that had nothing to do with her, managing other artists, directing music vids, etc.* he says way more positive things about her than one would expect but just making it clear that madonna can be a huge pain!! so a terrific read, i'm re-reading the book again and hope christopher will turn this into a movie. lol! so, now i see why madonna is threatening networks to not interview her brother, there has to be a reason for it, and it's all in this book!
Summary of Life with My Sister Madonna
Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his life and forty-seven years of growing up with and working with his sister - the most famous woman in the world.Pop Books
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