In a rare interview, Madonna talks to CBS News' The Early Show anchor Harry Smith about how she really feels when performing on stage, and how Kabala helped her learn to forgive and get better at being married.
Madonna tells Smith that when she's on stage "it's like a war inside me.... What's going on inside me on stage is I'm gasping for breath, I'm trying to remember everything that I'm supposed to... the words to the songs, the notes on the guitar, the steps. I'm thinking about the pain in my back, I'm trying to get enough oxygen, I'm looking at people's faces - some people are desperate, some people are so full of love - it's so extreme, and I always think when I go out on stage that I'm going into battle."
Madonna also talks about her study of Kabala and how it helped her embrace the concept of forgiveness. "I'm getting better at not being bothered by things, I'm getting better at not taking things personally, and I'm getting better at being married and living with somebody who, for lack of a better phrase, irks me sometimes. I can disagree with what he says but I don't love him less. I'm getting better at loving my husband unconditionally."
*UPDATE* Part 1 will air on Monday 20 December at 7:39am, and Part 2 will air on Tuesday 21 December at 7:39am
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