On this day, Alta persuaded Barborn to listen to a tape recorded by a singer he had just discovered.
and he told her that this newcomer is called Madonna.
After listening to the tape, Barborn thought that most of the songs were sung well, and only one song was sung well, that is, "Burn it".
After listening to the tape, Alta dragged Barborn to watch Madonna rehearse.
Baboon was taken aback when she saw it. It turned out that this Madonna was the mysterious girl who had seen her several times a few days ago.
was shocked, and it took a long time for her to realize, “Obviously, Madonna designed a trap for us to drill, but we are in the dark.”
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One morning, Adam Alta of the Fool's production crew was walking happily in the dilapidated foyer of the Music Building.
Suddenly, a girl wearing torn pants and chewing gum came up to him and stopped him, saying: "Hey, you look like John Lie's."
turned around and left.
And Alta’s companion Karl Barborn also encountered almost strange things.
She ran into an ingenious girl in the elevator.
Baborn is a New Yorker.
has collaborated with many celebrities over the years, and has also released some good newcomer songs in collaboration with multiple recording companies.
Immediately after the second day of the elevator adventure, Baboon saw the fiery red hair, deliberately made into a mysterious girl like Prince Vasant.
The girl asked a weird, unconnected line: "Did you do it?"
Baboon was confused and replied: "Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly."
The girl I asked again: "Are you still doing hair?"
"No." Barborn replied.
Madonna said again: "That's OK."
For several days, both of them were doing this very strange question and answer.
At this time, Baboon was dragged by Alta to watch Madonna's performance.
She thinks Madonna’s performance is not proficient enough, but she has a "lost lamb-like charm, very charming. She gradually formed her own style."
Under Alta’s introduction, the two made a connection. Communication on performance.
At the same time, Madonna kept inviting Barborn to watch her performance at Kansas City .
Barborn agreed.
But due to periodic migraine attacks, Baboon was very weak and failed.
Madonna went straight to Babborn after the performance, and asked at the beginning: "Aren't you well, why don't you go to my performance? This is my lifeblood."
Babborn is already well. Now, sitting there, silent.
She was thinking, "This Madonna dared to yell in front of me, but anyway, I still like her a little bit. No one has ever dared to do this to me before!"
Barborn to Madonna Apologized, and promised to go to her performance next Saturday.
and also write down the time and place in the notepad.
Madonna grabbed the notebook and threw it at Barborn’s chest. She said fiercely: "No! I want you to remember!"
After that, she turned and left.
This time Barborn kept his promise and arrived in Kansas City on time and sat in the audience.
When Madonna saw Babborn coming, her energy came up, and she immediately announced the official opening of the show.
Madonna was wearing a gray and red men's pajamas, and her hair was dyed from red to dark yellow. When Barborn saw that look, she felt that she was a super singer.
and thinking about how to deal with her virtue in the future.
Barborn also specifically recalled this unforgettable scene later: "Madonna, and that bad band, as soon as she appeared on the stage for less than a minute and a half, I felt her sensational effect. I am too I'm so excited that I can't stand up a bit."
After the performance, Madonna walked up to Babborn and said that her voice was hoarse.
Baboon poured her a cup of tea and added sugar, and at the same time said to Madonna: "How about I find an agent for you?"
Madonna exclaimed with joy: "Awesome! "After that, he put his arms around Babborn and kissed wildly.
Time flew like an arrow, and it was St. Patrick’s Day in 1981. Madonna was sitting in Barborn’s office, drinking real beer triumphantly.
Her new agent, Barborn, is explaining to her every detail of the contract with the production team of Fools.
At the same time, Barborn also recommended a lawyer to confirm.
Barborn said: "I have seen that Madonna will develop a day, so I did my best to prevent possible trouble in advance. I don't want to let others take advantage of the contract."
Start, Madonna Let Barborn’s agent who had been working for six months first try it, and it was soon extended by three years.
The first thing Barborn has to do is to help Madonna find a decent house to live in.
She went down to look for it, and finally found a house on Thirteenth Street. It used to be called Madison Square Park. The rent was not very expensive. The rent was sixty-five dollars a week.
Barborn signed a check to pay for the room, and rushed to move all of Madonna's belongings.
A broken guitar with broken handles and some worn-out second-hand clothes. Barborn said in surprise; “When we got there, we found that it’s not the case. It’s not safe at all, because Madonna is a free man.Don't care at all.
Not only that, Madonna often goes hungry, but she never complains.
Every morning when Barborn goes to the office of the Music Building, she sees Madonna squatting outside the door, very pitiful.
Babborn asked her to buy apples, bought yogurt or bought a cheese popcorn cake.
It was not until later that Babborn discovered that these foods were the only foods that Madonna could afford.
But Madonna’s turnaround also began to appear.
Soon after signing the contract, Barborn paid Madonna some money, which would be enough for her to live a week.
Madonna first took out the contract. Part of the money to repair the broken bicycle, because this is her only convenient means of transportation.
After the money is used up, Madonna will unceremoniously ask Barborn again.
At this time, Their relationship is no longer limited to work.
Although Barborn is only seven years older than Madonna, she cares for Madonna like a benevolent mother.
Madonna lives in a house on Thirteenth Street After a while, she wanted to relocate again.
She specifically consulted with Babborn and Alta for this, and finally they decided to find a more comfortable and comfortable house for Madonna in the riverside area, and also paid her salary. One hundred dollars a week.
In addition to these conditions, Madonna is allowed to use their recording studio freely.
Madonna is grateful and also agrees to copy her performances from the Fool’s Show production team, select songs from them, and select them from 15% of the total income is paid as a reward.
In general, Madonna was quite innocent and lovely at that time.
Many years later, Baboon recalled that time with emotion:
Madonna was too innocent at the time,It's a bit unbearable.
She always let people teach her this and teach her that.
Once she saw a friend of mine place a cigarette very sophisticated, she thought it was fun and fresh, so she walked over to let the family teach her to smoke.
And my friend was stunned.
But she still stood there to demonstrate to Madonna, how to light a fire, how to take a cigarette and how to smoke.
Madonna started learning on the spot, this guy is really amazing.
Barborn not only cares about Madonna's career, but also cares about Madonna's health.
At that time, Madonna had four broken teeth and had to be removed.
Baboon helped her pay for the tooth extraction, and also took her to her own home to recover from her illness.
Baboon recalled: "Madonna wanted to have the surgery in one go, so she got four teeth gold in one go. That night, she was in a panic and bleeding, so she cried all night and woke me up. Now, I hold her and take care of her carefully.”
Barborn’s control became wider and wider, and she even took Madonna to the family planning office to receive some oral contraceptives.
She said: "The last thing I have to do is hope that Madonna will give birth to a child."
Madonna is also very happy that Barborn cares about her and loves her like a mother.
In the past two years, Baboon has been loving her and has become the only person who has an important influence in her life.
She constantly stimulated Madonna's acting talents, and worked hard for Madonna's career all day long.
Madonna was indeed sitting on Barborn’s lap from time to time like a child.
She needs the tenderness, caress and meticulous care of other women.
Her mother is dead, and she has not yet freed herself from the pain.
She is still looking for maternal love.
Barborn also disbanded Madonna's previous mob band and re-formed a band for her.
This is a pretty good band.
John Kay was the bass guitarist, Jon Gordon was the guitarist, the keyboard operator was Dave Frank, and the drummer was Bob Riley.
As Madonna's agent, Barborn's management skills are still very good.
At the same time, she also has a pair of real insights. From the beginning, she has seen that Madonna is a good material, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes a big star.
After discussing with Alta, she said to Madonna: If she changes the fast-paced and strong stimulus rock to a little softer and more commercialized, then she will surely become popular.
Because Madonna had been pursuing a perverted dramatic effect at the time, but the direction was a bit wrong, she was practicing a stimulating urban jazz .
But Madonna is a very smart person after all.
As soon as she listened to Babborn's advice, she immediately expressed her acceptance of their opinions.
In order to cater to the fashion and make a lot of money, Madonna immediately took action, working around the clock while writing and recording popular tunes similar to those she heard on the street.
Although Madonna has a strong career and a playful mind, she doesn't think much about anything.
Once Baboon drove her father's white limousine and took Madonna to the beach of Long Island , where they enjoyed the scenery, chatted, or strolled along the beach.
Barborn also invited her to eat delicious food, especially the lobster, which was the first time Madonna ate that thing.
The two of them had a lot of talk that day.
What is interesting is that Madonna's understanding of becoming a star is completely different from others.
They talked while walking. She told Madonna that once she became a star, she would enjoy full artistic freedom, but she can’t just go shopping, otherwise the fans will surround you and scream. Although the scene is moving, but you Lost freedom.
She wants Madonna to be prepared.
Because once you become a celebrity, you will be in a situation where you are in the midst of being a star, and you will no longer have any personal privacy.
Madonna felt embarrassed, she didn't even believe that such a thing would happen.
During this period, Madonna is still in a good mood.
She often goes to the movies with Barborn, and both of them are movie fans.
In addition, she often goes to thrift stores to buy some ingenious clothes.
Madonna dares to wear any clothes.
She bought a shirt for fifty dollars and played with it while cutting the cloth.
She likes to wear large clothes, men's slacks, and high heels.
The hair is tied with a rag.
This is the case in life, and sometimes I am a little lazy at work.
But Baboon has been urging her to make her work hard to be a star.
Soon, Madonna has a new performance.
One evening in the summer of that year, Madonna, with the support of Barborn, performed for the first time in a cycling club in Long Island with the "American Sentimental Black People's Song".
The lights were shining indiscriminately, and suddenly it was magnificent. Madonna wore a men's tuxedo shirt and a glittering undershirt with a bright red English letter "M" printed on it, which is the first letter of Madonna's name.
Behind her, is a top-notch band and three breakdancing boys.
Madonna is already full of enthusiasm, and when she sees her spinning fast and slowing down, she sings as she walks,The look is simply extraordinary.
Madonna does have professionalism, and in the face of the screaming audience, she performed very hard and conscientiously.
Not only was she sweating profusely, but the audience in the front row also sweated along with her.
Just when she jumped into a faint head, she came to the side of the stage and invited a little boy to sing with her on stage, and the atmosphere on and off the stage was made more enthusiastic by her.
This performance brought some fame to McDonald, and people began to know her.
Madonna sometimes goes to some nasty places to perform. In order to get some living allowances for herself, even if these places only pay her one hundred dollars a night, she still thinks it is very good.
And Madonna is still doing her best, not sloppy at all.
Even Michael Mosto, the author of "Voice of the Mountain Village", was working in another urban singing group at the time. He said, "Although Madonna was not very famous at the time, she used the same standards as a star. Be strict with herself. She carefully tested the microphone and never allowed any mistakes. After the show, she did not allow us to use her dressing room. Her agent would come and say: Please go away, Madonna is going to change clothes. Despite that The dressing room is shared by everyone. Everyone does not leave. I thought: This girl can only change clothes here, there is nowhere else to go. She is a fierce bitch who offends so many people. But she throws her opponents far away Be behind."]
However, Madonna is never afraid of offending people.
She angered thousands of people, and it was this daring spirit that made her finally ascend the throne of the most famous woman in the world.
But then again,At that time, Madonna hadn't become popular in the world, she had to attack everywhere to pick up the record business.
In the production group of the Fools Show, Madonna and Bray collaborated with two other musicians to record a cassette with four songs.
They are: "get up", "a bunch of ruffians", "a journey of love" and a narrative song written by Madonna for Barborn: "I want you".
Baboon was also very happy and ran around for this cassette, which was widely promoted.
By the autumn of 1981, Madonna's reputation began to get a little hot.
Various agents, producers, booksellers and wholesalers have launched fierce competition in order to obtain Madonna's song tape.
The situation is extremely favorable for Madonna.
It seems that the production of the Fool's show is going up overnight, and no less than nine recording companies have called it, saying that they are very happy to sign the red singer Madonna with a particularly nice name.
Barborn and Alta are of course very excited and can't ask for it.
But in order to support Madonna, they were already at a point where they didn't have any money.
Alta said: "When I arrived at the bank, it was empty, all over. Madonna sucked me up?"
Barborn said: "We try our best to support Madonna in completing the'marathon run'. Now we I had to supplement supplies to prepare for another battle."
At the same time, when Madonna launched an impact to the top, she also experienced a change in her feelings.
She told Barborn all night about her misfortune and mystery.
The death of her mother brought her great grief and the situation where she had to struggle hard in the family.
One night, Madonna told Barborn that she was sure why Elvis Presley died on her birthday.
His soul is inseparable from her. Mai
Donna even said affectionately that it was Presley that led her to the path of acting.
Madonna has always believed that she has supernatural powers and can predict the future.
Felin also said: "Madonna is very sensitive and has excellent mental coordination."
And she also has a weird premonition: someone will assassinate her at the dance, just like the popular movie " The western star in "Nesville" was beaten to death in front of the audience.
And in Madonna's imagination, the assassination is more novel and thrilling.
Madonna always felt that someone was hiding in the audience. He would suddenly jump onto the stage and fire a few shots at her. She died.
Because Madonna always tells Babborn that way, Babborn has to hire a bodyguard for Madonna to avoid her "unfortunate death".
Madonna’s fans are already crazy.
Whenever she finishes singing, the bodyguard will take her out first.
Madonna was very scared in the face of a large crowd.
And every time after the concert, she dare not stay alone.
As she became more and more successful, the smart Madonna realized that she could do whatever she wanted.
Barborn had to stand aside sadly and watch this once sweet girl now become an arrogant woman.
And she also realizes that one day she will lose Madonna.
Because she discovered that all the people she knew Madonna had signed with her behind her back, and she also took Madonna out to dinner.
But Barborn still wants to protect her considerable investment in Madonna.
Because of this, the relationship between the two has become tense, and they quarreled fiercely.
Once, after the two had finished fighting, Barborn said to Madonna in a desperate mood: "I can no longer satisfy your desires. It was OK in the past, but not now. I can't win your favor anymore. "
Madonna agreed on the spot and said something like "I am a bitch, a bitch who never knows what to do."
At this time, Madonna's wings are hardened and she can fly high.
Only then did Barborn discover the business mind that Madonna had given birth to.
She had to sigh and say to others: "Madonna is a sponge. She can suck you dry. Once you are useless, she kicks you away and looks for new prey."
Fool The program production team was also in crisis at this time, the deposits were exhausted, and there was no other business to do.
Madonna's band disbanded, but everyone has to eat.
The situation suddenly became a bit serious.
Madonna and Bray were even more angry at this time, expressing their dissatisfaction with the pop rock songs that Baboon asked them to write.
Once Madonna said in front of Baboon: I can't do this anymore, I want to start again.
This is simply a blow to Barborn.
Many years later, Babborn still had lingering fears when he thought of this: "I was almost ruined by Madonna at the time. But I don't hate Madonna, I still miss her."
Madonna was anxious when she saw the status of the Fools' production crew. Yes, I patted my butt and left.
However, the production team did not leave Madonna indifferent.
Barborn and Alta announced that they intend to sue Madonna in the court. The contract between them has not yet been terminated and still has legal effect.
As for the cassette with four songs, it is widely circulated, and no one in the music circle knows it.
Both parties want to control the copyright.
This "lawsuit" was fought back and forth, and it was still pending until 1990.
Finally, this cassette is jointly owned by the production crew of The Fool, Madonna and Mia Recording Studio.
shall not be issued without a joint statement by the three parties.
Barborn, an agent who has great graciousness to Madonna, lamented: "Madonna won't let me make money from that tape again. There is nothing I can do. I am still receiving punishment."
However, Madonna does not want to sink in this lawsuit.
She and Bray moved back to the music building together.
The only property is an egg crate from the flea market.
Now she has become a pauper again, and she has to fend off on food and clothing. She has to eat cheese popcorn and canned food that others throw away in the trash to kill her life.
Although she has drained the blood of the production crew of the "Fool" program, she is in a bad situation.
However, Madonna, who has a shrewd mind and strong vitality, is still fighting.
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