Madonna breaks silence over death of her older brother Anthony Ciccone
28.02.2023 - 02:13
/ msn.com
Madonna broke her silence over the death of her older brother Anthony Ciccone, one day after news broke of his passing at the age of 66 on Sunday, over Instagram. While paying tribute to her late sibling, the Queen of Pop, 64, fondly remembered the wisdom he passed down to her, from different religion and his favorite novelists to music recommendations. 'Thank you for blowing my mind as a young girl and introducing me to Charlie Parker, Miles David, Buddhism, Taoism, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac, expansive thinking outing the box,' she captioned a sepia throwback.
'You planted many important seeds. 'In the image, uploaded to her Instagram Story on Monday morning, she can be seen smiling at a crowded table alongside numerous pals and Anthony. While she had her arm wrapped around a man in a black leather jacket and a leopard shawl over her shoulders, the singer's sibling looked handsome as he looked away from the camera.
Less than an hour later, she shared behind-the-scenes footage from rehearsals of her upcoming 40th anniversary The Celebration Tour, which she announced in January. 'Thank God I have my creative life to inspire me and keep me going……. ♥️,' she captioned the recording, along with a 'grateful' hashtag.
In the video, she can be seen working with her dancers on stage, before saying, 'I'll see you later. ' Over the weekend, Joe Henry, who is the husband of Madonna's sister Melanie Ciccone, wrote in a statement: 'My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, exited this earthly plane last evening. I've known him since I was 15, in the spring of our lives in Michigan so many years now gone.