Madonna has changed a lot over the years. We’re not quite ready to say it’s an “evolution” simply because she’s gotten older, but her body definitely looks like that of a woman half her age. And while she doesn’t usually get lumped in with big-voiced divas like Mariah and Whitney, Madonna can diva with the best of them. Here’s a story from The Q Daily as an example:
I went accompanied by a tale told by another Q staffer regarding Madonna’s technique when it came to interviews. Allegedly, she would have her personal assistant wander into the room precisely 45 minutes into any encounter with the fourth estate and enquire as to the Royal Highness Of Popular Music’s well being. If Madonna deemed the interview and/or interviewer to be proceeding less than satisfactorily, she would simply ask for a drink of water – code, it was said, to the PA to return in 15 minutes and insist things were wrapped up. Should Madonna nod in response, it meant she was, if not having a rare old time, at least didn’t violently object to sharing air space with her inquisitor, and as a result they were granted a whopping 30 minutes more in her company.
One hapless writer of our acquaintance, I was told, suffered the indignity of having Madonna say, “No, we’re done” as soon as the PA entered. Meaning he had managed to offend her by 15 minutes more than anyone else, since no one could recall this happening before or since.