14 DAY TRIAL // Madonna’s 13-year-old daughter is not the average teen, the singer reveals in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Of course, being the daughter of the Queen of Pop means from the start that she’s no average girl, but, as the singer puts it, she’s more than just a girl. She’s also her best friend and the one person from whom she can always expect complete honesty.
However, having such a good friend who also happens to be very young also means Madonna gets to learn new things every day. Like, for instance, Lourdes constantly shows her new music, the singer says, which means she helps her not lose touch with reality, which, in turn, allows her to constantly reinvent herself, her image and her sound. This is also very beneficial for Madonna in terms of expanding her musical horizons by looking for collaborators she wouldn’t think of otherwise.
“She turned me on to the Ting Tings. […] She’s into My Chemical Romance, and she’s outgrown the Jonas Brothers. She loves Lady Gaga, Ciara, Rihanna, T.I. and Justin [Timberlake]. She lives with the iPod in her ears.” Madonna says. Plus, Lourdes is a great help while on tour too. “She dresses the dancers backstage. She’s really into hair and make-up, so she does a lot of experimenting. She’s very talented. She could absolutely design her own line of clothes, she’s got great style. Everyone asks her what she thinks of their outfit. Her, not me.” the singer explains.
What’s more important, Madonna can also rely on Lourdes for giving it to her as it is. The teen likes to call a spade a spade and not beat around the bush, for which reason Madonna always asks for her opinion. “Definitely. She’s brutally honest, not just with me, but everyone, about what you’re wearing, who you’re dating, the music you listen to, every choice that you make. She wears the same sizes as me now, so she steals my clothes, my shoes, she’s constantly in my closets. And she’s working on the show now. Now, we feel more like friends, and we fight every other minute. A normal mother-daughter relationship, going through puberty.” Madonna says.
The full interview with Madonna for Rolling Stone is available here.