Madonna shares a touching tribute To her brother Christopher Ciccone, who died Friday.
His representative confirmed the news to Fox News Digital, telling him that he died “peacefully” from cancer on October 4. She was “surrounded by love” with her husband, Ray Thacker, and her loved ones.
On her Instagram, Madonna shared several photos with her brother over the years, beginning the caption with, “My brother Christopher is gone.”
She added, “He was the closest person to me for such a long time. It’s hard to explain our bond.” “But it evolved from the understanding that we were different and society would give us a hard time if we didn’t follow the status quo.”
Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone dies at 63
Madonna shared an emotional tribute to her late brother Christopher Ciccone on social media. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Madonna recalled that they “danced during the craziness of our childhood,” adding, “Really dancing was a kind of superglue that held us together.”
“Discovering dance in our small Midwestern town saved me, and then my brother came along, and it saved him, too,” the “Vogue” singer wrote. “My ballet teacher, also named Christopher, created a safe space for my brother to be gay. (A) word that was neither spoken nor whispered about where we lived.”
According to the family’s statement, he joined them in New York, “where he applied his arts as a dancer and choreographer in support of his sister Madonna’s budding singing career.”
Madonna wrote, “And again we held each other’s hands, and we danced into the madness of New York City! We swallowed art and music and film like hungry animals, we were at the center of all these explosions.”
Madonna recalled in her post how “dancing was a kind of superglue that held us together”. (Barry King/WireImage)
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“We danced together on stage early in my career and eventually, he became the creative director of several tours. When it came to good taste, my brother was the Pope, and you had to kiss the ring to get his blessing. “, he continued, acknowledging her contribution to his early career.
“He was the closest person to me for such a long time. (Our bond is) hard to explain.”
“We challenged the Roman Catholic Church, the police, the moral majority and all the authorities that stood in the way Artistic freedom!”
he also accepted Problems in their relationship.
“My brother was with me. He was a painter, poet and visionary. I admired him. His taste was impeccable. And he had a sharp tongue, which he sometimes used against me but I always forgave him “
In her post, Madonna acknowledged their somewhat troubled relationship, saying that Ciccone “had a sharp tongue which he sometimes used against me but I always forgave him.” (Arnal/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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Their rift appears to have stemmed from a number of issues, primarily covered in Ciccone’s 2008 memoir, “Life with My Sister Madonna.”
In the book, he claimed that Madonna revealed her sexuality during an interview with The Advocate in 1991 and alleged that her former husband, Guy Ritchie, was homophobic. She also said that a turning point in their relationship came when she brought cameras to her mother’s grave for her documentary “Truth or Dare”.
At the time, a representative for Madonna told the Associated Press that while she had not read the memoir, She found it “very disturbing” that he “had decided to sell a book based on his sister.”
In 2012, Ciccone addressed their relationship in an interview evening standard, “As far as I’m concerned, we’re good. We’re in touch with each other, even though I haven’t seen her in a long time. We’re back as brother-sister,” she tells the outlet. I don’t work for him, and it’s better this way.”
Ciccone and Madonna once had a contentious relationship following the release of her seminal book, “Life with My Sister Madonna”, although years later he claimed, “As far as I’m concerned, we’re good. “ (Getty Images)
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Madonna shared as brother and sister, “Together we scaled the highest heights, and faltered at the lowest. Somehow, we always found each other again and we held each other’s hands and we Keep dancing.”
It was Ciccone’s cancer diagnosis that apparently brought them closer again.
“Together we scaled the highest of highs, and faltered at the lowest of lows. Somehow, we always found each other again.”
“The last few years haven’t been easy. We didn’t talk for a while but when my brother got sick, we found our way back to each other. I tried my best to keep him alive as long as possible He was so in pain again, we held hands, we closed our eyes and we danced together.’
Madonna wrote of her late brother, “Finally once again he was in great pain, we held hands, closed our eyes and we danced. Together.” (Vinny Zaffante/Getty Images)
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“I’m glad he’s not suffering anymore. There will never be anyone like him,” she concluded.
“I know he’s dancing somewhere.”
