Madonna Interview 2003

Madonna Interview 2003 in New York promoting American Life's cd.

[@conniebarnes9274]

Madonna will be relevant until she dies. She appeals to a large range of ages. Her work stands the test of time. Love her.

[@TarantulaCandy]

Even after she dies, the Bitch will always be part of Pop Culture & History Among a Small Elite # of Women Iconic Women who changed history: Sappho, Cleopatra, The Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth, Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, Marie Curie Marilyn Monroe, Etc

[@lexistenceestailleurs]

Perfectly said 👌👌👌

[@fervelazquez5398]

Her relevance will go beyond her death!

[@Maloveciri]

She'll be relevant for all time. There will never be another.

[@babyfish1083]

I wasn't even born when it was her prime but I find this woman a true artist. Singers nowadays are mostly celebrities who are famous because of the PR work behind. Madonna was authentic and a true trailblazer of her time.

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

The “American Life” album was ahead of its time. I think that Madonna was political before it was popular to be. No matter how old she gets she will always be a legend in my eyes. 😊

[@garybuechel8133]

No bro.lots of pop and rock artists have been political.the American life album is stellar.but you are right-she is legendary.

[@DarkwaveDuck]

American Life is some of her best work.

[@RaulSanchez-nx1be]

Darkwaveduck how is it great?

[@runner4life551]

Madonna is so smart... dang!

[@betterthandevil]

That´s amazing to see her defending herself from agressive questions. You can see how much smart and a truly artist she is!

[@habbogigi]

American Life is severly underrated, it ranks amongst her best, maybe more so if you're a fan of Madonna rather than a casual listener. Perhaps he best lyrics and so personal.

[@alvinadhin5400]

I vehemently disapprove of how Matt Lauer was asking such condescending questions to Madonna, as well as making hurtful comments to her about her age and relevance to humanity. He is rude, superficial, uncaring, and clearly not a nice person at all. Madonna is an ICON, and her legacy is far more than anything that Matt has, or will ever, accomplish in his lifetime. Let us also keep in mind that just a few years short years later after this interview, Madonna released "Confessions on a Dancefloor," which is one of her best-selling albums of all time. Aside from that album alone, she has had other albums that have all been of stellar quality and sales, and even further, ALL of her tours been equally stellar, enough to make her the biggest female musical touring artist of all time, combined with being the best-selling female artist of all time. Where is Matt now? He just got fired for sexual misconduct, while Madonna is working on new material for a next album and possible tour. Karma in action? I would say so. :) Show less REPLY

[@jeannelane3019]

Alvin Adhin I was squirming the whole time. She is an artist. He goes into the interview buying the whole idea that she’s 100% about the marketing. He is missing out on an interesting story-a woman finding out what really makes her happy.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

I didn't get that feeling at all. He was asking real questions. Sometimes real is uncomfortable.

[@jukodebu]

yes, yes he got karma for an interview

[@marysanchez2981]

Alvin Adhin knowing all we know now about Matt Lauer is that a surprise

[@marysanchez2981]

Alvin Adhin knowing all we know about Matt Lauer is that a surprise

[@eternia75]

she looks absolutely luminous here and i actually prefer her with darker hair, together with those blue yes...sigh...beautiful...

[@BroccoliBeefed]

You like it because it is her natural self, instead of that fake sacrificial blonde Marilyn Monroe shit

[@elmehdigrande5321]

American Life is the best album in her career, it didn't sell much because people didn't know what to think, people only want dance and sex songs, but when a song is serious and meaningful they hate it

[@elizabethschubert7803]

Tell that to Adele

[@tye81]

Go down … that’s where my love is

[@m44hane90]

it is still amazing to think that she has not even gotten into drugs or anything, she does not smoke, party, do drugs, or even drink, she is just herself..and that is all she needs

[@chocolatnoir1108]

agree!

[@johnsegarra6460]

She was allways on a natural high..drugs are crap.

[@jordiimichael9579]

She a queen ! An icon !

[@billieaylysh8405]

she used to party a lot when she was younger though

[@jlouis4407]

It’s 2023 and Madonna likes the weed

[@mistershears]

That's an interesting point, I had never noticed that. She definitely moved into very artistic/unconventional territory with AL, both musically and lyrically. It's just not an album you expect from the world's most successful pop singer. AL is my favourite Madonna record but it was doomed to fail. People don't want to hear her complain about her privileged life over a distorted folktronica arrangement. Still I think it was a bold move for somebody with her level of fame and popularity.

[@louiselouisethebest]

coming off declining record sales? Music sold 4 million in 10 days..

[@noomj3922]

She was way more successful in England and internationally than she was in America at that time

[@arial8black]

He is talking about American life which was decline after music

[@7mandoblu]

This is from the perspective from Matt Lauer, a narcissistic, sexist white male journalist who can’t handle a strong, talented woman that won’t take his advantages.

[@s.g.scheerer5781]

Madonna is a powerful woman and to Matt that's a threat.

[@RaulSanchez-nx1be]

S.G. Scheerer love it

[@TarantulaCandy]

The Guy Ritchie Effect, people like to say Madonna lowest point is now...but truly it was the Guy Ritchie Years whose tiny manhood was always threatened by Madonna thus always trying to "Tame" Madonna

[@veryeyeofnight]

Sadly, when it comes to media coverage of Madonna, it always will be skeptical and critical of her personality, her "missteps" in the public eye. Hardly ever appreciative.

[@enlightmentenlightened5609]

american life is my first madonna album!

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

Super under rated album

[@enriquegf]

Watching this I can see why she decided not to put out the video for American Life. I knew she had a reason to do so. And the interviewer doesn't seem to get it.

[@coquijean]

.....this is the FIRST woman matt has been in front of and could NOT intimidate!!! ((nope)) NOT Madonna...he played coy with asking questions about her age...but she controlled the interview.....ive always and always will ((LOVE)) Madonna for her strength among many other virtues

[@carvalcob]

Great video quality! Thanks!

[@TeenB94]

great quality ! thanks

[@paulatreanor5566]

she has made big impact on this life always got told looked like her

[@mykeortiz7628]

I still have this on vhs, when it first aired back in 2003 :)

[@louiselouisethebest]

madonna is saying because I have bigger plans, and have more important things to do seems like the wrong people made threats and it got serious

[@jatoya.s1021]

I’ve always thought this and people had told me this two when Madonna has her natural hair colour or just dark hair .I find she’s just more real more humbled more free something about it when she has dark hair it’s like she’s a different person I appreciate this Madonna way more the real Madonna also to say she absolutely stunning and dark hair than that was out blonde.

[@lexistenceestailleurs]

I love her so much

[@s.g.scheerer5781]

Matt sucks

[@MARK-ni9oc]

I agree, but unfortunately he was asking what a lot of Americans seemed to question about Madonna at the time. The rest of the world got it, it was a massive success in the UK and Australia, but the US was butt-hurt without looking at it from a greater point of view. Unsurprisingly Madonna was right in the end.

[@didilietoo]

That was rude of him to ask why she thought she was famous. Duhhh! Hello. Anyone can answer that.

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

I hope that Madonna will be as artistic as she was during this period of her career and release an brave album that will divide people, but also give her artistic freedom again. The "American Life" album had some great songs on it. Yes, it was not a masterpiece in my opinion, as some of the songs did not life up to her previous standards, but I think that she was brave to make an album with those lyrics. Yes, she did pull the original music video for the "American Life" song, but she did do it because it would mean that she would not get airplay for her singels and people at this time was praising George W. Bush not realising what mistakes he made during his time as president. You can call Madonna whatever you want but she is a smart and intelligent woman. Madonna will always be able to get the press talking about her product no matter what she is trying to sell to the public. I respect Madonna and her legacy. :)

[@TheGamerClubber]

AMERICAN LIFE ❤ MADONNA: GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST EVER

[@alanbalvin7731]

I LOVE HOW SHE SINGS, IT'S MY FAVORITE VOICE I LIKE LISTEN TO

[@nicolemonrue]

i agree...i wasn't a fan of this album....but every so often i'll listen to it and say hmm...it's not so bad...i'll say this...EVERY single one of my lesbian friends...LOVED this album...and after this album I went to the Re-invention Tour and there were TONS of women there...i had never seen that at any of her concerts prior....so i think Madonna spoke to a lot of women during that period

[@l0cab0rii]

SHES AMAZING

[@goldenaura949]

I hated this interview when I watched it when it aired. Matt Laurer was so condescending and arrogant. Uggh. This was the interview that made me dislike him.

[@lorynpacheco5352]

Golden Aura you hit the nail on the head.. i feel the same.. uggh is right!!

[@JB-pl1iu]

How was she coming off declining record sales when MUSIC was one of her biggest albums of her career?

[@arial8black]

He is talking about American Life

[@drb1157]

He's delusional, the record sold at least 4M in its 10 days of release... Damn, he a hater.

[@mistershears]

I completely agree. Matt had a very good point here and Madonna wasn't able to answer his question convincingly. Personally I think she pulled the video for personal safety reasons but she didn't want to admit that because it would make her look like a coward. The American Life controversy is a very interesting event in Madonna's career, in my opinion it was the point when she lost her artistic audacity. She has made some very good pop music since then but mostly played it safe.

[@christiphergarmendia8196]

Love you queen so much

[@kslucki]

The interviewer is ridiculously passive aggressive.

[@TarantulaCandy]

he's a dirty Rapist of course

[@edgarscirulis1129]

He was saying “here is where i have to stop you” It was like wtf..

[@armandoucles5346]

After hearing of Matt Lauer's accusations of rape and abuse of power, I can see his arrogance in this interview with Madonna. He's so condescending and comes across very sexist and ageist against her. I don't like to see people get brought down but karma is getting to him.

[@nicolemonrue]

you are right as well

[@didilietoo]

I have the whole interview somewhere on VHS tape !

[@marcher1969]

I think she's the ultimate interdisciplinary in expression. "Consumers", critics, interviewers, oh my! Made her rich, heh, heh,heh. The world could learn a things from her...

[@nellitaleva9709]

Long Live 2 The 👑 Of Controvery ✌🎶

[@TeenB94]

Please give us part 2!!!

[@SonofEmmy2]

This is the NBC Dateline Special "Madonna: An American Life"....aired in 2003 after the release of Madonna's 2003 album, "American Life".....if you get the jist of what I am saying...this was 2003...NOT 2005. Thank you!

[@mpourmpoulithras11]

the queen !!!

[@jmr1129]

I love when Madonna laughing

[@brianramirez8970]

Painful to watch how annoying Matt is. Glad he's off the air.

[@platinumuterus1072]

actually this is one of her best interviews. him challenging her was very interesting to watch. madonna is a very smart woman and she expressed herself in a very intellectual way. i like interviews like this as opposed to the ones where the interviewer kisses her ass

[@tonyrobles2696]

♥️💥❤️

[@lloydshepherd4718]

she wanted to be herself, not pander but to show her true feelings and not to dismiss anything. In short she was being Madonna we all know and love! Simple!

[@tonyrobles2696]

Yeah She's beautifull Dark hair

[@mshappyheart]

OMG...where's the part 2???

[@michaelcoppola7096]

She did a lot of interviews with Matt Lauer back in the late 90s to mid 2000s. She never would've done them if she knew what he really was like. That's unfortunate

[@MusicHorrorFanatic]

Where’s the rest of the interview?

[@newbornassassin7291]

Shes fine as hell around this time american life

[@anabelmarcano]

@SonofEmmy2 done! Thanks!

[@80Jellybean]

the reporter was not neccesarily giving her a positive review lol

[@johncohle8331]

sup now Matt?

[@beachstreet101]

It cut off right in the middle.

[@HarryOsirian]

"I'd like to express my extreme point of view, i'm not a christian and i'm not a jew" Just as the backdrop changes to the Palestinian flag. Sublte ==> 5:05

[@CalebGUSHypocrisy]

Harry A I didn’t see it

[@elmehdigrande5321]

You stupid it's the Egyptian flag 🇪🇬

[@latinheat1132]

any of her songs is written 100 % by herself, just some of the the early ones

[@smc2673]

No, they are not. Most of her songs were written by other people and she changed a few words or a line then took writing credit. She also stole MOST of her looks and sound. Biggest phony in the music business. Satanist too.

[@joshablatzheim9075]

She is an absoloutly all American-Italo Buisiness Woman,she defenetly enjoys herself very much!!! Good for her!!! She knows how making bunch of US Dollars. Greetings from German-Swiss-Border, 1 1 1/2 hours away where she stayed with her Children in Gstaad,Switzerland this Winter Time 2022 🇨🇭 yours,Josha 🙋‍♂️💃🕺🎉🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇭,Non Schengen Agreement,to some agreements yes. PS: some Songs written with her and Jellybean,or by herself and I think Steve Leonhardt,hope wrote the last Name correct,in the 1980's and 1990's

[@giancarlo5316]

Oh please ... 🙄

[@wokeisnonsense]

i love it when he gave it to her.

[@philipciccone7280]

I think this is the last interview she did with Matt Lauer. He even seems a little creepy with some of his questions to Madonna.

[@NOVELBITES]

This isn't the full interview.

[@NandoDisco]

21 years later and she just had an audience of 1.6 million in Rio. And who is Matt Lauer?

[@shapolfab]

He is far from being stupid, Madonna is someone who has always "pushed the button" and challenged people's view..he is a renowned , serious, intelligent journalist and yes he is quite assertive he is asking actual meaningful questions as opposed to just play "sycophantic mignon" I am sure she likes it when people are a little bit more assertive!

[@nexkc9430]

Madonna eternal dalring

[@jayukuk6626]

You can tell Madonna was scared at this point to publish the original American life video, looking back she courted controversy with like a prayer, justify my love - she revelled in the attention, but as he career was taking a downward shift she pulled the video. I would have respected her more for putting it out like the old Madonna would have

[@DallasUK]

She was fearing for her life.

[@extremumxymosis9631]

I think so. Why do you think she had certain flooring and hand gestures? I love her! She is very much intelligent and talented. She's just trapped but still grateful to have what she has and to be able to influence many , help us in many ways and have a wonderful life. She helps alot in this cruel world.

[@extremumxymosis9631]

11:18 and after :) . You know what I mean. But it is what it is.

[@tye81]

Hmm she didn’t release the video because of the backlash the Dixie chicks endured. It’s all about selling and self promotion with this woman

[@mathewmason5917]

will she see me cry when i stumble and fall,does she hear me cry in the night that i call wipe away all your tears its gunna be alright

[@noomj3922]

Shame she never released the original American life video

[@latinogott]

That whole Madonna performance at the Tower records. I remember them saying it was for the fans. Not workers of Tower Records. Here in Chicago there was that Queen Fantasya that did work there. I just thought it was unfair as i had bought all my My Madonna albums with my hard earned money! Not fair at all. Then after the taping he bragged to everyone here in boystown Chicago :(

[@kennypham3856]

I don’t see it the way other Madonna fans do! People need to stop projecting. Madonna seems very comfortable with Matt Layer here, almost like she likes him as an interviewer.

[@lepetitchat123]

Usually toxic fans dominate the comment section. I like Lauer in this interview, he asked what I wanted to know. Madonna’s change of personality is worth asking about.

[@gerryowen4200]

Madonna backed down at this time because she was married to guy Richie...it’s a shame because although the album wasn’t that commercial she spent a few years denying the strides she had made. Although the presenter was harsh there was truth in what he was saying...she was blacklisted anyway on American radios and has had success since but her legacy is vanishing in the USA. But the rest of the world has got her back and her music is on the radio all the time and in clubs.

[@lepetitchat123]

A few years later she was back to being a buffoon. These mature years were just another temporary phase, probably an act.

[@giancarlo5316]

I think her environment, health and age of course affects in a bad way ... she's like a cartoon now and wisdom don't came with the years, a pity, she was brilliant and really clever 🤔

[@lepetitchat123]

@@giancarlo5316 I guess aging is really hard on people like her. No amount of wisdom can save her from the pain of aging.

[@marysanchez2981]

King Solomon said the same in Ecclesiastes

[@gintareamb]

@GazMysticism Maybe he doesn't, maybe he's just trying to provoke her.

[@bdiaz6081]

This was my least favorite era of hers. Except for the Reinvention Tour. However, Confessions soooooo made up for it.

[@RaulSanchez-nx1be]

BDiaz i dont see much in american life but suprisely a lot of people enjoy the album

[@charfras4767]

Madonna pulled a video before for Drowned World because it depicted her being chased by paparazzi's because of Princess Diana's untimely death

[@adamjames5027]

That video was made after I’m afraid your wrong she wanted to highlight the press and the intrusion

[@user-ko5xd4bs1j]

And a movie career on life support 😂😂

[@ZEN-vj6uw]

declining sales... Lol and 2005 Confessions On A Dancefloor sold 10millions and reach no.1 in 40 Countries.

[@MadameiMercyJeanX__]

+ « MadameX Was Precious As Brunette 2 !! 100% X3

[@yeahiprotest]

Matt Lauer - yikes

[@joshcollects6654]

To this ridicoulous questions she should just answer to him: I don’t care what u think! This guy kind of anoyed me. She is not on a trial she doesnt need to explain anything to them that she doesn't want too.

[@Spanglefangle]

It was a different time. People were expected to justify everything.

[@joshcollects6654]

@@Spanglefangle And she did not, because that’s how she is, that’s why i love her going against the system

[@Spanglefangle]

@@joshcollects6654 She was ahead of her time. Rebellion, I guess.

[@BaddiR]

I hate the way older Madonna always badmouths her younger self and career in order to promote her newer stuff. That sounds so dumb

[@jeffsmith9564]

Unfortunately, I have to agree. It also doesn't make sense. She turned the camera on so many issues other than herself in the 80s and 90s. I think Guy really attempted to break down her confidence.

[@scottbrandts610]

Possibly her worst album. Heard it and said, “Did she just crawl out of 1991?” But, nuthin’ is gonna hold this powerhouse back. Love her or hate her, there has never been one like her, and there’ll never be another one like her.

[@jlouis4407]

Madonna got an English husband and suddenly saw her culture was not the end all be all that’s all this is, she’s back to her attention-seeking ways

[@sergsfault]

@didilietoo it was a logical question there are many people who are much mor etalnted than her ..lets face it she's not that talanted and yet she's the most famous female singer int he world ..i too wonder why that is so

[@BroccoliBeefed]

Not that talented? Wow, you are a fool

[@fomalhauto]

@@BroccoliBeefed I agree with you Madonna is highly talented

[@rumorady5136]

ILOVEMadonna!! Matt Lauer, striving to be a clown BUTT instead, HUNG HIMSELF, by his own NUTSACK! 😱😰 😂 I know , I just had too! 😂😅😁

[@lonerangerxxx]

The new madonna scares me we.need this madonna need to go.

[@antonibalasz1522]

I dont like Matt Lauer's face looking like that.

[@GazMysticism]

I hate the way he seems to think it's all about the money, come on like .

[@dantheman92317]

This whole piece was not very nice to her.

[@firouz4296]

I exactly remember the day when she pulled that video back. As someone who grew up in a war zone and a life long Madonna fan I knew her brand was „cracking“! That was big big mistake! American life was the last time that she impressed me in terms of artistic expression. I have lost my respect for her art and never again did she make a great video after American life! The videos started to look cheaper with each project (yes, the confessions videos wer atrocious) and so did the music turn more and more generic. By the time she started jumping on the bandwagon of what americans call „EDM“ ( for us in Europe it is called „Euro trash“ since the early 90ies) the music was unbearable!

[@alanbalvin7731]

I think Madonna got scared about the reactions of the video, maybe the government could kill her, because it isn't true that America is the place of freedom, that's the biggest lie

[@sergsfault]

the barret( or whtever her hat's scalled ) looks stupid she shouldve lost it...looks rediculous

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

sergsfault -acorn hat!

[@matthewsourbeck4501]

As much as I love Madonna, this album is my least fav from her. There are only a few tracks on it that I enjoy. I own it because I collect her work but that's about it. I'm not opposed to hearing a deeper side of Madonna, however, the whole thing came off to me as poorly written(lyrically) & pretentious. This is my least favorite point in her career.