Our best hits are real-estate stories, going back to our first, JoJo in 1991.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs - successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful if they have five. And that's as it should be.
I view real estate as the most intriguing opportunity that I've seen in my business lifetime.
Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit.
'Jolene' has been very popular all of these years, even overseas.
I've been in this business now for almost ten years. I've done a lot of stories. I have a pretty good track record.
Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier - there are hits coming out of everywhere.
Steven, my friend who came out to me my senior year, was a huge Madonna fan. So I may know all the words to 'Bedtime Stories,' 'Erotica,' and a few more of her albums - and we may have watched 'Truth or Dare' a thousand times.
A famous love story is hard to maintain when you both live in the spotlight.
I never really think so much about commercial success; I usually just think about records that move me, and 'Baby Got Back' was one that moved me.
'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as such, but joie de vivre itself.