Madonna // BBC RADIO UNCUT INTERVIEW 1986 // From BBC Archives // HD

[@mschirmersf]

Hearing the less experienced, less jaded and very excited to be doing what she’s doing Madonna warms my heart. Her voice is so young too. ❤️❤️❤️

[@felixmeow660]

She was young..she was still in her 20s here..

[@lenny_walker4409]

Ahhh the memories❤

[@firouz256]

Being exposed to comments like yours would make everyone jaded!

[@marceloalejandrodecon9538]

She has always been one of the most articulated human beings that I have ever listen to.

[@joesbeard]

People who weren't around back then never got to experience this. I miss this voice and childlike innocence.

[@kenwapnicksson7915]

She was definitely more fun back then

[@jesssecrest5316]

Ok, I'm a old bitch and been around since 90 when vouge hit number one. Please tell me when this innocent persona was bc Madonna is everything but innocent........never. lol

[@simongill184]

@@kenwapnicksson7915 how do you know ?

[@lenny_walker4409]

It was the absolute best of times

[@southlondonlad9144]

I was a small child during these times and I've got memories of it. So I didn't miss out. Madonna rules ❤️

[@enigmaswan]

Rare Madonna I truly miss. She's a bit strange these days. 80s & 90s was her true self.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

I think he’s referring to the huge amount of plastic surgery she’s had recently. You can’t deny she looks very strange now, and it’s surprising she went down that path because she was always so grounded in the old days. But like you say, if it makes her happy - then fine.

[@royroque]

i think she just wants to join the digital bandwagon. thts why shes still busy, she's become techy herself and is taking advntage of tht. she's learning endlessly which is great really...

[@EternoPuro]

In 1986 she was already talking about Evita, incredible! 🤩

[@saqssaqs5840]

People grow and evolve . All the people who can’t accept Madonna as she is now really just live in the past . She was great then and is amazing now !

[@jvdjj1976]

Amazing? Delusional maybe lol she was more coherent then than she is now. She’s too jaded now

[@saqssaqs5840]

@@jvdjj1976 I think you should worry about your jaded souls . She’s doing fine

[@jvdjj1976]

😂😂 I doubt she even gives a rats ass if you think she’s happy or I have a “jaded soul” 🙄 and yeah it’s the opinion of many of her fans,not just me. Still love her but I don’t kiss her ass like you “rebel hearts”😂

[@jvdjj1976]

Que te importa? 🤣

[@saqssaqs5840]

@@jvdjj1976 ok freak :-)

[@LEOCANOASRS]

Her voice... sounds like an angel...

[@bluedragon4]

RIP Nick Kamen. Never heard how they met and worked together before. This is a interesting interview. I miss this Madonna. This is the Madonna I grew up with. I remember seeing Shanghai Surprise at the movies as a teen. I remember when Who's That Girl was called Slammer. She's very open here. Who's That Girl World Tour was the first concert I ever saw at 14. Also interesting she is talking about Evita 10 years before she made it.

[@pezogbi2]

Amazing interview, very candid. Madonna always does best when she has a Good interviewer, intelligent questions and when the person is not frightened by her.

[@RebelBuddha1971]

I wonder if the house where she’s sitting is (was) hers at the time. From what I can see, it’s absolutely gorgeous. That curved stairway…!

[@whatwhat678]

Wow. She is as real as you could hope for here. Sharpest.

[@marcoarvieri1693]

This is the Maonna I grew up with. MIss her so much. Unfortunatly (love remains), I barely recognize her now, not only because of the face and all the jobs she had on her body, but for how she is acting in general.

[@MR-fx9gg]

People change.

[@Liliwashere-e2w]

@@MR-fx9gg same words before clicking on your reply

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

I hate it when people say they miss this Madonna. She’s human she was always bound to grow and given her position and nature she was always bound to grow in huge leaps and bounds. Come on guys. These comments are so reductive

[@alexgonzalez-hf4sw]

These comments are from ugly damaged people, i see MEN telling her how to look and women just jealous about a girl they dont know lol so ugly, so glad Madonna doesnt care about them

[@2012onitsway]

I miss this Madonna . How could I not say that . This is how I grew up . I would buy record every video , get all the cassettes . It’s a good memory , she kept me alive when things weren’t good . These days I find her more creative and relax . Also the interviews are so short and she only talks about her music or what she is selling . These interviews have such a variation of questions and she talks about the personal and professional life .

[@ricktham7685]

She was just so fresh and new then it's not so much her as what she represented a new way forward the new age

[@jakestevens3788]

Let’s face it she’s a freak show now......a total mess.....we miss the Madonna we signed up for

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

@@dcny69 stop being a misogynist

[@jkjxx68]

Simon Bates was a really good interviewer and radio host for radio 1. He and M seemed to like each other when they did interviews.

[@AurumEtAes]

She’s really offering up her whole biography here, I think more than any interviewer that I’ve heard before. I used to tape her UK radio and tv interviews in the mid 90s, but I don’t remember her voice sounding this bright and fun. She got so much criticism for Body of Evidence movie, SEX book, Justify My Love video, simulating masturbation on stage during Blond Ambition… for a long time after she always had to defend herself as an artist and her right to freedom of artistic expression, owning her sexuality as a woman … That she wasn’t trying to be controversial for the sake of it or use cheap shock tactics for attention. She had to put her metaphorical boxing gloves on, because the media had been so critical of her csreer

[@leonkennedy8574]

Respect for this WOMAN ❤️🇮🇹

[@simongill184]

People today go on about Madonna a 63 year old woman dressing like THAT!!! But here Madonna is 26, getting sh*t from the press. It doesn’t matter what she does everting she’s does is put under the microscope and criticised.

[@lancechinnian4043]

Amazing to hear this again after so many years. Her comments towards the end about not wanting to do Evita as a sung-through musical were never aired as part of the original Radio One broadcast but are really interesting given that is what she eventually did 10 years later ... PS: The interviewer is actually Simon Bates (not Simon Mayo).

[@lenny_walker4409]

Madonna is good @ contradicting herself. I've noticed that about her thru the yrs.😏

[@mh9706]

I am all for people evolving. But my God, I miss THIS woman, this brilliant, charming talented woman, who never strayed from her musical path to appease what was popular. I miss the woman who CREATED trends and didn't follow them.

[@eimardgomes1128]

10 years before she already talking about doing Evita...

[@maddoxseudenjean]

The guy's voice sounds kinda like Howard stern voice.😁

[@ryanthompson4770]

This is a rare gem. Fun hearing 80's Madonna VS 2020's Madonna. She's still the same but not, always been very well spoken, but this has a much less rehearsed and polished sound to it. She sounds to be truly enjoying this interview. Great find!

[@TheBasedCanadian]

She was still eager and hungry

[@hyperballadbradx6486]

"I wonder how much of her is in you?" "I'll never know...." 😢

[@katiearpino1142]

Only one Madonna , Iwill be a loyal fan till the end !!!!

[@aidanmorris2231]

18 minute mark she gives gaga her 100 people in a room schtick

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Gaga's 100 people in a room came from Madonna's 1991 Gaga made her homework especially from Madonna's 1989 to 1991

[@luanhylario5882]

@@ginasousabranco5637 except about madonna doing her own homework about win an Oscar. Lmao

[@luanhylario5882]

@IThinkTheFuckNot YouTrickAssBitch Old, that’s why she’s being acclaimed on her works on films, except madonna that was considered the worst actress of the decade. A framboesa awards right? Lmao

[@sashabertold3731]

@@luanhylario5882 MADONNA IS THE LEGEND! Going to NY with nothing and now a Billionaire makes her pretty much the american dream and she's on par with Michael Jackson, Prince & Whitney Houston nothing beats that! Gaga is ultra talented but I remember how Madonna has done it and Lady GaGa doesn't come close to it. Not even KZbin can portray how Madonna rocked the world. In my opinion Madonna & GaGa should''ve done a duett like Telephone or something in 2010.... That time has come and gone.

[@SarahJayneLovee]

THIS... is the Madonna I loved ❤️

[@dbnarz]

This is a great interview. I’m surprised she was talking about Evita all the way back then. This may be the first time she’s publicly spoken about doing the film?

[@TheMH1001]

Evita was a hit on Broadway around the time Madonna was becoming famous which is when adaptation of Evita to a movie started. She was always part of the many incarnations of this project whether she was trying to get casted or casted once before but it never happened. Until, Alan Parker got involved with the production and the script was rewritten once again to a complete musical with no dialog is when the movie was finally made with Parker casting Madonna after receiving her 6 page handwritten letter explaining why she was meant to play this part.

[@mysticallifewithalexandra]

@@firouz4296 I didn't know, it was helpful for me. 🙏 🥰

[@MO-ir7bt]

Very interesting to hear her talk about Shanghai Suprise explaining why it was a bad film (in 1986!) She obviously doesn't like George Harrison.

[@stefank.1638]

She is so smart

[@southlondonlad9144]

I was a small child during these times and I remember it, even if it's only vague, it still counts. I grew up listening to Madonna's music. She is awesome ❤️

[@markstar6056]

Wow 😯 she had been in discussions about doing Evita back in 1986

[@lisabrown6280]

Happy Birthday Madonna!!! 8/16/21

[@sashabertold3731]

When I think of Madonna it's the one of the 80s that's why she'll always be the coolest girl even nowadays because I remember who she really is! The bratty fierce girl who just did it out of nothing. It's a miracle she's still alive!

[@iainmccormick9965]

Its Simon bates not mayo but I remember listening to this as a 14 year old fan

[@southlondonlad9144]

Great interview. Her voice is so soothing. Much love for Madonna ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@naurking5388]

23:29 future title song, 27:29, another one 😭

[@mccharliebliss5881]

Heartbreaking and beautiful.....you can tell this was before the demon crew got hold of her ...

[@pedropablosecofernandez5390]

Su voz es tan linda y encantadora para conversar que le hace juego pefectamente a su linda cara y a esa personalidad que tiene que encanta y seduce...todo de forma natural y espontánea como es Madonna...

[@rossellaape6185]

Miss that Madonna!!! 🙏🌟

[@ddjr6673]

THANK you for this interview. Even after all these years, people underestimate her intelligence (and of course there is inherent sexism in the industry, still - I mean Madonna gets a hell of a lot more flak than say, Mick Jagger). The other thing I love that the interviewer (and it is Simon Bates) is respectful, genuinely interested in her, has no other "agenda", and lets her talk. Too many interviewers aren't interested in the person they are interviewing.

[@simongill184]

But I think that flack fuels her

[@sahasrarachakra1]

Madonna has been my inspiration for three decades. I will follow her till the end.

[@mysticallifewithalexandra]

I enjoyed this a lot, thank you so much for sharing it! 🙏 💗 She was so unguarded here, what an internal drive she had! Now we know why. 🌈😍

[@latinheat1132]

it's ironic that true blue was a big success and she didn't do any interviews (maybe 2 and the make my video contest)

[@pedropablosecofernandez5390]

Escuchar esa voz de niña traviesa de Madonna ya es un encanto que seduce...

[@CHSMorrisseau]

Wow, thank you for sharing this!!

[@julieharrison899]

I remember this interview with Simon Bates She announced her world tour at such an exciting time!

[@jakestevens3788]

God she was so engaging and intelligent in this interview

[@seanahmed9079]

thanks for coming through once again my friend!!

[@ggfatale351]

Madonna … You give me Hope back.

[@danwat1234]

Rare to hear her true self not her product persona back then! Very enjoyable ty. Wish she had mentioned how she happened to have her photograph taken and that got her in the door for Desperately Seeking Susan

[@damonchampion823]

This interviewer is great with her

[@graphiquejack]

The t on Evita… so interesting. A great interview

[@Aaron.Michael]

Wow dude! Absolutely epic mate! 💙💚💛👍

[@Aaron.Michael]

I sent u a few random pics on insta.. 😆💙

[@alexgonzalez-hf4sw]

I love her voice she talks to the public like if she were our close friend 💗💗💗💗💗💗☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@mariaribeirolima4387]

Best era, best and true Madonna!♡

[@danielhennessey4282]

She ended up having no dialogue in Evita despite hating films like that. Very interesting

[@Marc-zi5cq]

I agree! and hi btw, we should ask Empress to react to this interview :D

[@danielhennessey4282]

@@Marc-zi5cq 🥰

[@sergioampv1640]

She didn't know back then how things would turn out. Also, Madonna gave in about a lot of things when making Evita because she really loved that project.

[@martinanugent5045]

Oh such a lovely interview.She comes across so well.And he Simon Bates is so respectful.

[@crypticvinforever6350]

This is amazing

[@marcher1969]

....hmm, I wonder, when her Mother passed, did her father maintain a genuine relationship with his widows family...

[@nlv9848]

Slammer! Asi iba a llamarse Who's that girl

[@danwat1234]

15:00, a gap in the recording? I guess this house burned down in 1993 with the forest fire

[@saadsaud55]

Magical time

[@harvey2314]

Simon Bates sounds like Dr. Hugo Strange

[@oliveskinboy]

Definitely not Simon Mayo 🙂

[@jonathanielandrewturk9086]

EVITA WOW

[@FabledRomance]

YAS❣️

[@jonathanielandrewturk9086]

LOVE MADONNA

[@JoeyToronto]

She was 26 in this interview. Today she tries to look and act 26. Very sad. Nothing about her is real anymore.

[@interactivefriends5528]

How do you know what she tries to act like? She knows she's 63 and she's in a business where you have to maintain your looks and body. It's her life, let her be.

[@simongill184]

She tries to act 26? What does acting like a 26!year old mean. Are there rules that say when your 26 you act one way and when you’re 63 you act another way? Surely Madonna can do what she wants. Maybe you should live your own life instead of being voyeur?

[@sheisveryfamous]

28 😅😊

[@patricevandemeulebroucke6600]

😍😍😍 THXXXXXX

[@MADONNASTHUNDERPUSS]

A fantastic interview 💕