Madonna broke her silence following the death of her brother Christopher Ciccone at the age of 63 as she shared a heartbreaking tribute.
The 66-year-old singer posted a carousel of photos to Instagram featuring her and Christopher, who died after a battle with cancer.
‘My brother Christopher is gone. He was the person closest to me for so long. It’s hard to explain our bond. But it came from realizing that we were different and that society would make things difficult for us because we didn’t follow the status quo.’
‘We took each other’s hands and danced through the madness of our childhood. In fact, dance was a kind of super glue that kept us together.’
“Discovering dance in our small Midwestern town 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, a word that was not spoken or even whispered where we lived.”
Madonna, 66, broke her silence following the death of her brother Christopher Ciccone at the age of 63 as she shared a heartbreaking tribute
She continued, “When I finally got the courage to go to New York to become a dancer. My brother followed. And once again we took hands and danced through the madness of New York City!’
‘We devoured art, music and film like hungry animals. we were at the epicenter of all these things exploding.”
“We danced through the madness of the AIDS epidemic,” the lengthy tribute continued.
“We went to funerals and we cried, and we went dancing. Early in my career we danced together on stage and eventually he became the Creative One. Director of many tours. When it came to good taste, my brother was the Pope and you had to kiss the ring to get his blessing.”
‘We defied the Roman Catholic Church, the police, the moral majority and all authorities who stood in the way of artistic freedom!’
‘My brother was by my side. He was a painter, a poet and a visionary. I admired him. He had impeccable taste. And a sharp tongue, which he sometimes used against me, but I always forgive him.’
‘Together we have reached the highest heights. And floundered in the lowest of lows. Somehow we always found each other again. We held hands and kept dancing.”
‘The past few years have not been easy. We didn’t speak for a while, but then my brother got sick. We have found our way back to each other.’
The singer posted a carousel of photos to Instagram featuring her and Christopher, who died after a battle with cancer
‘My brother Christopher is gone. He was the person closest to me for so long. It’s hard to explain our bond. But it came from realizing that we were different and that society was going to make things difficult for us because we didn’t follow the status quo.”
‘I did my best to keep him alive as long as possible. Towards the end he was in so much pain. We held hands again. We closed our eyes and danced. Together.’
‘I’m glad he’s not suffering anymore. There will never be anyone like him. I know he’s dancing somewhere.’
