“I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there ...” — Madonna Ciccone Quote

I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.

I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.

I know there's more to life than making lots of money and being successful and even getting married and having a family.

I feel very intense stage fright, and the concept of performing in front of people freaks me out, and I just need to get around it. When I thought about posting videos initially, the degree of separation between myself and the people on the other side of the phone, that didn't freak me out.

I'm just a '70s freak.

People didn't stop me before for a guest spot that I did on 'Smallville.' Nothing against 'Smallville,' but people didn't freak out in traffic to tell me they love my show.

I know that whatever I put out, whether people think it's pop or noise or whatever, it's always going to be some kind of a freak or mutation. It's not going to be anything pure that a lot of people will relate to. And that's fine.