Posted on 11/04/2005 5:39:31 AM PST by Pharmboy
Pop queen Madonna is ecstatic to be back on stage, especially so soon after a horse riding accident which she said had threatened her performing career.
Speaking to Reuters after the first live televised performance of her new single "Hung Up," the 47-year-old American appeared to have lost little of her desire to please the crowd.
"After I fell off my horse it was amazing to be able to get up and dance," she said backstage on Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards, where she kicked off the Lisbon show with an energetic display in purple boots and matching leotard.
The singer cracked three ribs and broke her collar bone and a hand when she fell off her horse in August at her English country estate. She had been celebrating her 47th birthday with husband Guy Ritchie and two children Lourdes and Rocco.
She told Reuters she had feared that performances like the one in Lisbon would no longer be possible after the injuries. Doctors said her high level of physical fitness had helped her recover quickly.
"Being in front of all the people, waiting for it to come up, and waiting to see the audience, my heart was just pumping out of my chest," Madonna said.
She burst on stage from a giant glitter ball, a nod to the disco influences of her new album "Confessions on a Dancefloor."
"You don't beat singing live, you don't beat it. Reaching out to a lot of people across the world, I think it's great."
The MTV awards show is one of the music industry's biggest nights outside the United States, and is beamed to millions of homes around the globe.
Asked whether she felt pressure after her last album failed to sell well, the Material Girl replied:
"I've been making records for over 20 years. I've had an incredible run, highs and lows, but I keep going."
Madonna has sold more than 160 million albums throughout her career, but her last album sold only an estimated two million.
She said she was still hungry for success, and that personal and spiritual changes went hand in hand with creativity.
"It's first always about the music. The reinvention part is my growth as I move through my life and continue to be an artist, so my soul has been reinvented and hopefully that will affect the music."
Thought you might enjoy this headline...
...and undoubtedly, one of her more tame ones.
Madonna's saddle has settings: Male, Female, Buck, Spin, Kaballah-Krazy.
As a Michigander, I'm ashamed that she came from Bay City.
LOL!!
Did you check out the outfit she wore for her performance. It's posted on Drudge. Looks like a cross between Peter Pan and a transvestite!
I got the horse and she has the saddle and we get together and ride, ride, ride. I think there once was a song like that.
LOL!! That's a pretty good description of her...
Oh .... out of a HORSE's saddle.
-R
ROTFALMBO! (snort) Best joke of the week ... (chortle)
Madonna looks like something you could get an STD from just by standing near her.
Madonna's secret to sucess has been her ability to re-make herself,and of course she can sing.She's no dummy,i'll give her credit for that.Her latest "makeover" was her transformation to a "Lady",complete with upper crust English accent and country estate.Of course lets not forget the conversion to jewish mysticism a la kaballah.But this latest incarnation as a disco tart?Granted she's got a great bod,but at 47 she looks a little foolish.
Yessir, Mel Tillis sang it back in the 70's.
I wondered how long before someone picked up on that. Your check is in the mail.
The mother of all whores.
Talk about someone who was rode hard and put away wet .... a lot
Yeah her look was rather Las Vegas hooker. :)
But you can't fake horsemanship . . . no matter how talented you are. She was foolish to think that she could.
Some of us have no desire to see Esther's Saddle-Bags.
"But you can't fake horsemanship . . . no matter how talented you are. She was foolish to think that she could."
I can see it now: while the horse was bucking, she was screaming, "don't you know who I am???"
I've been riding since I was about 6, and I have parted company with MANY a horse and pony, but I can only think of one or two instances where they actually BUCKED me off. Usually, I just fall off. Jumping up ahead of the horse at a fence, losing my balance when the horse changes direction or stumbles, or just not paying attention.
Beginners have so many more opportunities to fall off, because keeping centered is harder for them. The only thing that will give you that sense of security in the saddle is lots of time in the saddle. Much of it is a matter of your body learning to feel when you're in line, and making the automatic corrections to keep you there (and having the strong developed muscles needed to make those automatic corrections). Thinking and reading and taking lessons all help, but your conscious mind carries you only so far. Your kinetic memory needs to take over and carry you (that's why the longer you ride, the less exercise it is!)
"...she fell off her horse."
Yep. About 10 years ago.
"You can't fake horsemanship."LOL,i forgot about that.I saw a recent interview with her,and she had the english "upper crust" accent down pat.The thought occured to me,does english high society take this woman seriously,or do they laugh at her behind her back?
Still skanky after all these years.
You'd think with all the practice she's had, she'd be able to hang on by now.
But the old-fashioned country set don't laugh at her behind her back . . . they probably don't know she exists.
That's what she gets for all that horsing around.
"Beginners have so many opportunities to fall off,because keeping centered is harder for them."Do you ride english or western?I took lessons(english)eons ago,and if i was moving faster than a walk.... a constant feeling of being right on the edge of the abyss.
That teetery feeling is perfectly normal - your muscles know what to do to keep you upright while you're walking around or running, without you having to think about it. Sitting in a saddle is different, and until your muscles learn how to do it on their own, that's just how you feel. It's like riding a bicycle - the hardest part comes first. If you stick with it, the feeling goes away.
I rode hunter-jumper until about the last ten years, when I switched to combined training. It's a safer seat than h/j, with longer stirrups generally and a less extreme position. I find I fall off less fox-hunting now! (in fact the only time I went down last season was when I fell WITH my horse. We both were fine but a little winded.)
This is a copyrighted pic so I have to link to it, but this is me on my T'bred mare at the Shakerag Junior Hunt.
She's a sweet girl, not a typical "hot" Thoroughbred temperament. You can see she's cantering up a hill, in a crowd, but just as calm and alert and attentive as she can be. It's a pleasure to hunt her - you can ride her for 3-4 hours and she just carries you along. Jumps anything, never refuses. Her only bad points are that she is s-l-o-w (we are always lagging behind on fast runs) and that she is pushing 20 years old.
Whatever her politics, she is a hugely talented musician and performer.
You think Madonna can sing??? I beg to differ but she has had lessons since the early years.
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