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I didn't want to be the girl who posed in 'Playboy' and then - by the way - made some music.

I would never do 'Playboy.'

I was named after my mother. And I guess when I started making records, Madonna Ciccone seemed too long and complicated, and I just got stuck with Madonna.

When I was younger, I was like, 'I want to be on Playboy.' My mum was a Playmate.

Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage.

Michael Jackson asked me to sign a Playboy. I was more than happy to.

I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that.

I felt pressure to follow in Madonna's footsteps, and I didn't want to base my career on sex. So I began to change how I saw myself.