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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Muir

Madonna on early life in NYC: ‘Nothing was beneath me’

Madonna has shared a glimpse into her hustler lifestyle from when she first moved to New York City to establish a music career at 19.

The seven-time Grammy-winning singer, 67, discussed her tenuous living situation in her early 20s in conversation with Bilt founder Ankur Jain, revealing that she once resided at an abandoned synagogue in Queens and squatted in a building in Manhattan's Garment District, which she had to leave after she accidentally set fire to her bedroom.

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