'She is very natural. I did not get to know her as a person but she is down-to-earth and straightforward. She just speaks her mind.' [17] DJ Gordon Edge

'The history of women in popular music can, pretty much, be divided into before and after Madonna.' Susan Sarandon

'Whenever I was with her I always knew I was around a woman who had power and knew how to wield it. She is a big-time businesswoman, and she knows exactly what…

'You can't imagine how small she is... really small! But she is a sex bomb, believe me.'