No shade, but is she? Her legendary peers are MJ, Prince, Janet, Whitney, Mariah and they humiliate her in the talent department. Other legends before and after her are more talented also. I'm not calling her talentless, what i'm saying: Is Madonna the least talented legend?
BTW: I'm talking real legends, not ATRL defnition.
Her talents don't really solely in one area, but in her determination, discipline, political statements, consistent songwriting, well put on performances, her visual mastery, etc..
Madonna knows she isn't the best singer or the best dancer, yet she's never been interested in that, she's interested in making people think and pushing people's buttons and breaking taboos, that's why she's had such a huge impact in popular culture and has been so successful.
Madonna became everything someone as “untalented” as she was is because she worked harder than anyone else and challenged herself.
She beats Whitney and Mariah in songwriting, dancing, performing, etc. So no.
@ you saying Madonna is more talented than Whitney and Mariah.
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Originally posted by A Little Unruly
Dance and write.
Not perfected at all. I like Madonna, but her dancing is not on the level of Janet, MJ and her song-writing compared to her legendary peers who are known as writers is rather hit and miss.
When it comes to vocal talent, absolutely. When it comes to performing, no. But at the same time, legends like Whitney never needed big production because their vocal talent did all of the entertaining for them.