Madonna: Living for Love
"We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other," Madonna said in the RS cover story (via E! Online). "And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I'm doing. It's important for us to support each other."
Madonna insisted that she harbors no bad feelings toward Gaga - the two just happened to have one very public tiff.
"The only time I ever criticized Lady Gaga was when I felt she blatantly ripped off one of my songs. It's got nothing to do with 'she's taking my crown' or 'she's in some space of mine.' She has her thing," she said. "I do think she's a very talented singer and songwriter. It was just that one issue. And everybody's obviously run with it and turned it into a huge feud, which I think is really boring, quite frankly. I don't care anymore. Here's the thing: One day, everyone's just going to shut up about it. You'll see! I have a plan."
Gaga isn't the only modern pop star Madonna has a few thoughts on, she dished on Kanye West and Taylor Swift, too.
Madonna called West a "brilliant madman" who just can't help but speak his mind. "He doesn't have the same filters other people have. He has to blurt things out-he's always saying inappropriate stuff. But he also has brilliant ideas in the studio, if you can get him to pay attention long enough."
And as for Swift, like everyone else, Madonna is a fan, and she understands her "Rebel Heart" because of all the media flack Swift gets.
"She has an opinion, and she's going against the norm," Madonna said about the "Style" singer. "So in that respect, she is similar to me, yeah. And also, people just want to give her a hard time all the time because they think she's a goody-two-shoes, so of course I want to embrace her."
Madonna is on the cover of Rolling Stone's upcoming issue to promote her new album, Rebel Heart, due out March 6.
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