At last, the real Madonna? 'Material Girl' finds new meaning as Lola's mom; Never shy about expressing herself The Material Girl might have become a Maternal Girl, but motherhood doesn't mean that Madonna has mellowed when it comes to expressing herself. In the April issue of Elle magazine, on newsstands March 24, the outspoken singer sounds off about Love, life, Spice and White House interns. On Courtney Love as the new Versace model: "God bless her! Now we're all in the same club." On the Spice Girls: "They're just running around having fun, wearing sexy clothes. I love them. I was a Spice Girl when I started out." On Monica Lewinsky: "Monica Lewinsky should get a life. If you have an intimate relationship with somebody I don't care if it's the bellboy or the president of the United States shut the (expletive) up. And I don't think it makes him a bad president if it did happen."

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 12, 1998| Author: ROBERT HILBURN | Copyright information

If you've thought that Madonna has often seemed petulant and self-indulgent in her rise from sex goddess to media mogul, you're not alone. She thinks so, too.

One reason her new "Ray of Light" is the most satisfying album of her career is that it reflects the soul-searching of a woman who is at a point in her life where she can look at herself with surprising candor and perspective.

In both her singing and writing on the album, released last week, Madonna expresses herself so con...

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