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Interview Madonna reviews life on Larry King Live

January 19, 1999
(Page 12 of 14)

CALLER Hello, Madonna. My question is who were your musical and dance influences when you were growing up

MADONNA My musical influences wow. They ranged from Karen Carpenter to the Supremes to Led Zeppelin. Those were my musical influences, and...

MADONNA Dance Martha Graham, Rudolph Nureyev.

KING Were you a good ballet dancer

MADONNA No, I wasnt. I mean, I was a good dancer, but the problem is to be a really good ballet dancer you have to start when youre seven or eight, and I didnt start ballet until I was 12 or 13, which is considered overthehill really. I was a good dancer, but...

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KING When you see, like, an old Fred Astaire movie, and hes dancing with Ginger Rogers...

MADONNA Im in heaven.

KING Do you say to yourself I can do that.

MADONNA I can do that.

KING Thats your kind of you could dance.

MADONNA Absolutely. No problem.

KING So if Astaire were around now, youd dance with him.

MADONNA Id be dancing on the walls. ;return to top of story

KING Before we take another call, is this the most Grammys you have ever been nominated for

MADONNA Definitely.

KING You won one Grammy years ago, right

MADONNA I won a Grammy, but it wasnt really recordrelated. It was like a longform video or something, so...

KING Are you nervous

MADONNA I am nervous about performing. I am not nervous about the whole award thing. I mean, I am excited. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

KING Your friend Rosie ODonnell is the MC.

MADONNA Yes, Im very happy about that.

KING Youre the opening act, right

KING Does that give you a little more pressure

MADONNA Thats a good slot, the opening act. Thats good.

KING Theyre all watching.

KING All right. When they open up the card, when they open up the envelope, truth do you expect to win

MADONNA I am not saying. I dont want to jinx myself.

KING All right. Who is the one youre worried about the most

MADONNA Whos my...

KING If you cant vote for you, who would you vote for, album of the year

MADONNA Oh, thats a tough one. Tell me what the nominees are.

KING I dont know. I dont have...

MADONNA Probably Lauryn Hill. Shes my shes my competition, I think. Shes amazing.

KING For record of the year too

MADONNA I think so. Yes, yes.

KING Atlanta, Georgia for Madonna. Hello.

CALLER Hello, Madonna. If your daughter Lourdes was old enough, would you allow her to work as an intern in the White House under Bill Clinton.

MADONNA If she was old enough Absolutely.

KING Especially now, right She would be safe. Is that what you would figure

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