iconic pop star mother of jesus Payed tribute to his brother Christopher Ciccone, who passed away recently, and said the two met after a long estrangement before his death, according to reports E! Online,
The two had a close relationship and Christopher died of cancer on October 4 before releasing a tell-all book about their relationship.
madonna took him to her Instagram Handel wrote an emotional post dedicated to her brother and posted several photos of the two.
“My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest person to me for so long. Our bond is hard to explain. But it grew out of the understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not conforming.” Was going.” Status quo.”
Talking about their bond, she shared, “We held each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of childhood. Really dancing was a kind of superglue that held us together. Our little Midwestern Discovering dance in the city saved me, and then my brother came along, and it saved him, too. My ballet teacher, also named Christopher, created a safe space for my brother to be gay where we lived. There were no words or whispers. When I finally got the courage to go to New York to become a dancer, my brother followed.”
The famous singer continued, “And then we held each other, and we danced into the madness of New York City! We devoured art and music and film like hungry animals, we were at the center of all these explosions. we danced madness AIDS epidemicWe went to funerals and we cried, and we went dancing. I 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 to get his blessing you had to kiss the ring. We challenged the Roman Catholic Church, the police, the moral majority, and all authorities that stood in the way of artistic freedom!”
Madonna shared that her brother was always with her, “My brother was with me. He was a painter, a poet, a visionary. I admired him. He had impeccable taste. And a sharp tongue, which he used sometimes- Sometimes they used to do it against me.” But I always forgave him. We touched the highest heights together. And somehow, we always found each other again and we held each other’s hands and we kept dancing.”
She also talked about the differences between the two, saying, “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. “
She concluded, “I tried my best to keep him alive as long as I could. He was in a lot of pain right up to the end. Once again, we held hands, we closed our eyes and we danced together. I’m glad he’s not there, there won’t be anyone like him. I know he’s dancing somewhere.”
He added, “We held each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of childhood. Really dancing was a kind of superglue that held us together.”
Madonna said that discovering dance saved both her and Christopher and that their ballet teacher “created a safe space for my brother to be gay, a word that was neither spoken nor heard where we lived. It was only whispered.”
Her representative said in a statement to multiple outlets on October 6 that Christopher had died “peacefully” with her husband Ray Thacker by her side.
Madonna, who grew up in Michigan with her seven siblings, wrote that when she moved to New York in the late ’70s to become a dancer, Christopher followed her.
“And then we held each other’s hands, and we danced into the madness of New York City!” He said. “We devoured art, music, and film like hungry animals. We were at the center of all these explosions. We danced during the madness of the AIDS epidemic. We went to funerals and we cried, and we danced.”
In the early years of the Grammy winner’s music career, Christopher served as her backup dancer, assistant, dresser, decorator, and creative director on her tours.
“When it came to good taste, my brother was the Pope, and to get his blessing you had to kiss the ring. We rejected the Roman Catholic Church, the police, the moral majority, and all the authority figures that came in the way of artistic Freedom!” said Madonna, whose 1989 “Like a Prayer” video was condemned by the Vatican for religious imagery. “My brother was right there with me.”
In recent years, Christopher has worked as an artist, footwear designer and interior specialist.
Madonna wrote, “He was a painter, poet and visionary.” “I admire him. His taste was impeccable. And he had a sharp tongue, which he sometimes used against me but I always forgave him. 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 kept dancing.”
In 2008, relations between the siblings soured during the release of her autobiography, Life with My Sister Madonna.
“The last few years haven’t been easy,” the “Material Girl” singer wrote. “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. In the end he was in a lot of pain Once again, we held hands and we danced together.”
Madonna added, “I’m glad he’s not suffering anymore. There will never be anyone like him. I know he’s dancing somewhere,” told E! Online.
Pop icon Madonna’s stepmother, Joan Claire Ciccone, died in September at the age of 81 after a short battle with cancer. His death came a year and a half after the death of Madonna’s brother Anthony, who died in 2023 at the age of 66.
