Madonna will be relevant until she dies. She appeals to a large range of ages. Her work stands the test of time. Love her.

The “American Life” album was ahead of its time. I think that Madonna was political before it was popular to be. No matter how old she gets she will always be a legend in my eyes. 😊

American Life is some of her best work.

Madonna is so smart... dang!

That´s amazing to see her defending herself from agressive questions. You can see how much smart and a truly artist she is!

American Life is severly underrated, it ranks amongst her best, maybe more so if you're a fan of Madonna rather than a casual listener. Perhaps he best lyrics and so personal.

I vehemently disapprove of how Matt Lauer was asking such condescending questions to Madonna, as well as making hurtful comments to her about her age and relevance to humanity. He is rude, superficial, uncaring, and clearly not a nice person at all. Madonna is an ICON, and her legacy is far more than anything that Matt has, or will ever, accomplish in his lifetime. Let us also keep in mind that just a few years short years later after this interview, Madonna released "Confessions on a Dancefloor," which is one of her best-selling albums of all time. Aside from that album alone, she has had other albums that have all been of stellar quality and sales, and even further, ALL of her tours been equally stellar, enough to make her the biggest female musical touring artist of all time, combined with being the best-selling female artist of all time. Where is Matt now? He just got fired for sexual misconduct, while Madonna is working on new material for a next album and possible tour. Karma in action? I would say so. :) Show less REPLY

she looks absolutely luminous here and i actually prefer her with darker hair, together with those blue yes...sigh...beautiful...

That's an interesting point, I had never noticed that. She definitely moved into very artistic/unconventional territory with AL, both musically and lyrically. It's just not an album you expect from the world's most successful pop singer. AL is my favourite Madonna record but it was doomed to fail. People don't want to hear her complain about her privileged life over a distorted folktronica arrangement. Still I think it was a bold move for somebody with her level of fame and popularity.

American Life is the best album in her career, it didn't sell much because people didn't know what to think, people only want dance and sex songs, but when a song is serious and meaningful they hate it

it is still amazing to think that she has not even gotten into drugs or anything, she does not smoke, party, do drugs, or even drink, she is just herself..and that is all she needs

coming off declining record sales? Music sold 4 million in 10 days..

Madonna is a powerful woman and to Matt that's a threat.

Super under rated album

american life is my first madonna album!

she has made big impact on this life always got told looked like her

great quality ! thanks

Great video quality! Thanks!

I still have this on vhs, when it first aired back in 2003 :)

Sadly, when it comes to media coverage of Madonna, it always will be skeptical and critical of her personality, her "missteps" in the public eye. Hardly ever appreciative.

I love her so much

The Guy Ritchie Effect, people like to say Madonna lowest point is now...but truly it was the Guy Ritchie Years whose tiny manhood was always threatened by Madonna thus always trying to "Tame" Madonna

Watching this I can see why she decided not to put out the video for American Life. I knew she had a reason to do so. And the interviewer doesn't seem to get it.

I’ve always thought this and people had told me this two when Madonna has her natural hair colour or just dark hair .I find she’s just more real more humbled more free something about it when she has dark hair it’s like she’s a different person I appreciate this Madonna way more the real Madonna also to say she absolutely stunning and dark hair than that was out blonde.

I LOVE HOW SHE SINGS, IT'S MY FAVORITE VOICE I LIKE LISTEN TO

.....this is the FIRST woman matt has been in front of and could NOT intimidate!!! ((nope)) NOT Madonna...he played coy with asking questions about her age...but she controlled the interview.....ive always and always will ((LOVE)) Madonna for her strength among many other virtues

AMERICAN LIFE ❤ MADONNA: GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST EVER

SHES AMAZING

I hope that Madonna will be as artistic as she was during this period of her career and release an brave album that will divide people, but also give her artistic freedom again. The "American Life" album had some great songs on it. Yes, it was not a masterpiece in my opinion, as some of the songs did not life up to her previous standards, but I think that she was brave to make an album with those lyrics. Yes, she did pull the original music video for the "American Life" song, but she did do it because it would mean that she would not get airplay for her singels and people at this time was praising George W. Bush not realising what mistakes he made during his time as president. You can call Madonna whatever you want but she is a smart and intelligent woman. Madonna will always be able to get the press talking about her product no matter what she is trying to sell to the public. I respect Madonna and her legacy. :)

madonna is saying because I have bigger plans, and have more important things to do seems like the wrong people made threats and it got serious

Matt sucks

I hated this interview when I watched it when it aired. Matt Laurer was so condescending and arrogant. Uggh. This was the interview that made me dislike him.

That was rude of him to ask why she thought she was famous. Duhhh! Hello. Anyone can answer that.

Love you queen so much

How was she coming off declining record sales when MUSIC was one of her biggest albums of her career?

i agree...i wasn't a fan of this album....but every so often i'll listen to it and say hmm...it's not so bad...i'll say this...EVERY single one of my lesbian friends...LOVED this album...and after this album I went to the Re-invention Tour and there were TONS of women there...i had never seen that at any of her concerts prior....so i think Madonna spoke to a lot of women during that period

Long Live 2 The 👑 Of Controvery ✌🎶

I have the whole interview somewhere on VHS tape !

you are right as well

Please give us part 2!!!

the queen !!!

Painful to watch how annoying Matt is. Glad he's off the air.

I think she's the ultimate interdisciplinary in expression. "Consumers", critics, interviewers, oh my! Made her rich, heh, heh,heh. The world could learn a things from her...

This is the NBC Dateline Special "Madonna: An American Life"....aired in 2003 after the release of Madonna's 2003 album, "American Life".....if you get the jist of what I am saying...this was 2003...NOT 2005. Thank you!

i love it when he gave it to her.

I completely agree. Matt had a very good point here and Madonna wasn't able to answer his question convincingly. Personally I think she pulled the video for personal safety reasons but she didn't want to admit that because it would make her look like a coward. The American Life controversy is a very interesting event in Madonna's career, in my opinion it was the point when she lost her artistic audacity. She has made some very good pop music since then but mostly played it safe.

The interviewer is ridiculously passive aggressive.

I love when Madonna laughing

♥️💥❤️

she wanted to be herself, not pander but to show her true feelings and not to dismiss anything. In short she was being Madonna we all know and love! Simple!

Yeah She's beautifull Dark hair

Shes fine as hell around this time american life

OMG...where's the part 2???

It cut off right in the middle.

@SonofEmmy2 done! Thanks!

After hearing of Matt Lauer's accusations of rape and abuse of power, I can see his arrogance in this interview with Madonna. He's so condescending and comes across very sexist and ageist against her. I don't like to see people get brought down but karma is getting to him.

She did a lot of interviews with Matt Lauer back in the late 90s to mid 2000s. She never would've done them if she knew what he really was like. That's unfortunate

Where’s the rest of the interview?

Madonna eternal dalring

"I'd like to express my extreme point of view, i'm not a christian and i'm not a jew" Just as the backdrop changes to the Palestinian flag. Sublte ==> 5:05

I think this is the last interview she did with Matt Lauer. He even seems a little creepy with some of his questions to Madonna.

Shame she never released the original American life video

any of her songs is written 100 % by herself, just some of the the early ones

the reporter was not neccesarily giving her a positive review lol

He is far from being stupid, Madonna is someone who has always "pushed the button" and challenged people's view..he is a renowned , serious, intelligent journalist and yes he is quite assertive he is asking actual meaningful questions as opposed to just play "sycophantic mignon" I am sure she likes it when people are a little bit more assertive!

She was fearing for her life.

I don’t see it the way other Madonna fans do! People need to stop projecting. Madonna seems very comfortable with Matt Layer here, almost like she likes him as an interviewer.

sup now Matt?

That whole Madonna performance at the Tower records. I remember them saying it was for the fans. Not workers of Tower Records. Here in Chicago there was that Queen Fantasya that did work there. I just thought it was unfair as i had bought all my My Madonna albums with my hard earned money! Not fair at all. Then after the taping he bragged to everyone here in boystown Chicago :(

will she see me cry when i stumble and fall,does she hear me cry in the night that i call wipe away all your tears its gunna be alright

This isn't the full interview.

King Solomon said the same in Ecclesiastes

You can tell Madonna was scared at this point to publish the original American life video, looking back she courted controversy with like a prayer, justify my love - she revelled in the attention, but as he career was taking a downward shift she pulled the video. I would have respected her more for putting it out like the old Madonna would have

Hmm she didn’t release the video because of the backlash the Dixie chicks endured. It’s all about selling and self promotion with this woman

Madonna backed down at this time because she was married to guy Richie...it’s a shame because although the album wasn’t that commercial she spent a few years denying the strides she had made. Although the presenter was harsh there was truth in what he was saying...she was blacklisted anyway on American radios and has had success since but her legacy is vanishing in the USA. But the rest of the world has got her back and her music is on the radio all the time and in clubs.

@GazMysticism Maybe he doesn't, maybe he's just trying to provoke her.

This was my least favorite era of hers. Except for the Reinvention Tour. However, Confessions soooooo made up for it.

And a movie career on life support 😂😂

Madonna pulled a video before for Drowned World because it depicted her being chased by paparazzi's because of Princess Diana's untimely death

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A few years later she was back to being a buffoon. These mature years were just another temporary phase, probably an act.

declining sales... Lol and 2005 Confessions On A Dancefloor sold 10millions and reach no.1 in 40 Countries.

Matt Lauer - yikes

@didilietoo it was a logical question there are many people who are much mor etalnted than her ..lets face it she's not that talanted and yet she's the most famous female singer int he world ..i too wonder why that is so

I hate the way older Madonna always badmouths her younger self and career in order to promote her newer stuff. That sounds so dumb

ILOVEMadonna!! Matt Lauer, striving to be a clown BUTT instead, HUNG HIMSELF, by his own NUTSACK! 😱😰 😂 I know , I just had too! 😂😅😁

Possibly her worst album. Heard it and said, “Did she just crawl out of 1991?” But, nuthin’ is gonna hold this powerhouse back. Love her or hate her, there has never been one like her, and there’ll never be another one like her.

To this ridicoulous questions she should just answer to him: I don’t care what u think! This guy kind of anoyed me. She is not on a trial she doesnt need to explain anything to them that she doesn't want too.

Madonna got an English husband and suddenly saw her culture was not the end all be all that’s all this is, she’s back to her attention-seeking ways

The new madonna scares me we.need this madonna need to go.

I dont like Matt Lauer's face looking like that.

I hate the way he seems to think it's all about the money, come on like .

This whole piece was not very nice to her.

I exactly remember the day when she pulled that video back. As someone who grew up in a war zone and a life long Madonna fan I knew her brand was „cracking“! That was big big mistake! American life was the last time that she impressed me in terms of artistic expression. I have lost my respect for her art and never again did she make a great video after American life! The videos started to look cheaper with each project (yes, the confessions videos wer atrocious) and so did the music turn more and more generic. By the time she started jumping on the bandwagon of what americans call „EDM“ ( for us in Europe it is called „Euro trash“ since the early 90ies) the music was unbearable!

the barret( or whtever her hat's scalled ) looks stupid she shouldve lost it...looks rediculous

As much as I love Madonna, this album is my least fav from her. There are only a few tracks on it that I enjoy. I own it because I collect her work but that's about it. I'm not opposed to hearing a deeper side of Madonna, however, the whole thing came off to me as poorly written(lyrically) & pretentious. This is my least favorite point in her career.