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Celeb News: Madonna talks to RS about Rebel Heart 6 songs
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Madonna talks to RS about Rebel Heart 6 songs
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Devil Pray" is at risk of being misunderstood as a song encouraging or condemning drugs, but it's more about a search for spirituality, correct?
I don't think when people are experimenting with drugs they're actually consciously saying to themselves, I want to get closer to God. I think it's a primal thing, a more inexplicable thing that happens where I think the feeling people have when they're high is plugging into the universe and appreciating things or seeing details that they otherwise may have missed, or feeling a certain kind of euphoric joy. Ultimately those feelings never last, because the drugs wear off and then there's the aftereffect. Whenever you synthetically make yourself feel euphoria there's going to be the crash. I'm certainly not judging people who take drugs or saying "don't do drugs," however, I'm saying you can do all of these things to connect to a higher level, but ultimately you're going to be lost. People who are getting high are instinctively also trying to connect to a higher level of consciousness, but are doing it in a way that will not sustain them.
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We're at a critical moment — a weird and scary time — that doesn't seem far from the fallen world of "Ghosttown."
Yes, we are, and that song is kind of looking at the world in a way, seeing civilization collapse around us, for lack of a better word. And at the end of the day, if we run out of oil and we don't have electricity and we don't have all the modern conveniences, and we have no phones and computers, all we're going to have is each other, is humans. And that song's about recognizing that.
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When you work with Nicki Minaj on a track like "Bitch I'm Madonna," do you give her guidance or let her go wherever she desires?
Whenever we work together she always sits with me and listens to the song, and says "tell me what this song is about to you." She's very methodical in her thinking. We talk about it, she writes down words that I say describing what the song's about and the sentiment that I'd like her to get out there, and then she goes away and she works on it. She writes it, she comes back. She does a version of it, we talk about it. It's a back and forth until she gets it right. It's a total collaboration.
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OMG she is so smart and deep 
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So if Illuminati is about how she thinks it's supposed to be full of creative, forward-thinkers who are geniuses...
It's not Jay Z or Beyonce,
It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne,
Black Magic or Gaga
Gucci or Prada
Rihanna don't know the New World Order...
Saying it's not the above is subtle shade, surely? Never change M 
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Originally posted by ELECTRAHEARTPOP
So if Illuminati is about how she thinks it's supposed to be full of creative, forward-thinkers who are geniuses...
It's not Jay Z or Beyonce,
It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne,
Black Magic or Gaga
Gucci or Prada
Rihanna don't know the New World Order
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omg 
i love u 
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Originally posted by ELECTRAHEARTPOP
So if Illuminati is about how she thinks it's supposed to be full of creative, forward-thinkers who are geniuses...
It's not Jay Z or Beyonce,
It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne,
Black Magic or Gaga
Gucci or Prada
Rihanna don't know the New World Order
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She probably just means that illuminati are scientists or high profile figures?
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Rihanna don't know the New World Order...
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"Behind the curtain of the new world order ".. It's the correct lyrics.
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Originally posted by ELECTRAHEARTPOP
So if Illuminati is about how she thinks it's supposed to be full of creative, forward-thinkers who are geniuses...
It's not Jay Z or Beyonce,
It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne,
Black Magic or Gaga
Gucci or Prada
Rihanna don't know the New World Order...
Saying it's not the above is subtle shade, surely? Never change M |
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When I played a lot of my songs that were unproduced for Kanye, that song resonated with him. He loved the melody, and he was actually jumping up and down on the soundboard. He literally stood on top of the mixing board — we were worried he was going to hit his head on the ceiling, but he didn't. He ended up being very excited about that track, and then he added his spin to it, musically, and I love it. To me, he elevated the lyrics with the music. It's like a siren, alerting people.
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Kanye.
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Eloquent Queen 
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Originally posted by ELECTRAHEARTPOP
So if Illuminati is about how she thinks it's supposed to be full of creative, forward-thinkers who are geniuses...
It's not Jay Z or Beyonce,
It's not Nicki or Lil Wayne,
Black Magic or Gaga
Gucci or Prada
Rihanna don't know the New World Order...
Saying it's not the above is subtle shade, surely? Never change M |
Gotta love her 
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The way she collaborated with Nicki  so sweet
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The way she collaborated with Nicki so sweet |
They seem to have a great working relationship - and isn't this the first time she's duetted with someone on more than one record? I don't think she's collaborated with anyone else (vocally) on three songs in her entire career.
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This interview is so good
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When I first started, I was writing with Avicii's team of writers and they were separated into two different groups. One of them had a much more upbeat approach to songwriting, sonically speaking, and the other team chose darker chords. The music leads me – so I get lost in the sound of the music, and that creates a kind of emotional palate. I found as I would look back at my songs and witness what I had written, I was coming from two very distinct places. That happened organically, not planned out, and I was observing, "Oh, these are two very strong sides of me that I need to express."
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The Avicii music is genius
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Whenever we work together she always sits with me and listens to the song, and says "tell me what this song is about to you." She's very methodical in her thinking. We talk about it, she writes down words that I say describing what the song's about and the sentiment that I'd like her to get out there, and then she goes away and she works on it. She writes it, she comes back. She does a version of it, we talk about it. It's a back and forth until she gets it right. It's a total collaboration.
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Nicki, ha professionality
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