Rolling Stone (December 01 2005) Interview Have you ever witnessed a Madonna moment? Allow me to share one with you. It begins with the words “nice boots.” Those are the first words Madonna says to me when we meet. The next words are “I approve,” letting me know that we are now in her world, where a strict code of standards and practices applies. But this is not the Madonna moment. She is just, in her own way, being fun and friendly. The Madonna moment comes two hours later, when she changes into knee-high silver boots for a television performance. As she walks past, she looks down her nose at me and says, “Who’s got the better boots now?” This is a Madonna moment. One can’t help but wonder sometimes how this boy-crazy outcast from Michigan ended up selling some 250 million records worldwide. But watch her closely for a while, and that answer will come in a Madonna moment, when, despite the ego-shedding lessons of Kabbalah, her competitive n...