Madonna Talks Life on Tour With Her Kids

Ahead of the final dates of The Celebration Tour in Mexico and a historic free show in Rio de Janeiro, Madonna sat down to answer W Magazine‘s questions  about life on the road with her children Estere, Stella, David Banda and Mercy James. The interview, which comes with beautiful family pictures shot by Ricardo Gomes, also includes a short question about the upcoming date on Copacabana Beach:

W Magazine: The tour just wrapped up its U.S. dates. With five shows in Mexico City coming up and the huge free concert in Rio, what’s going through your mind right now?

Madonna: This show was created for an indoor arena. Transforming and adapting it to perform outdoors on the beach, with no roof in Rio is going to be quite an undertaking and full of surprises. God willing, we will pull it off, and it will be an experience they will never forget.

Madonna also commented about the interview on her Instagram and wrote:

On the day before our 80th show of the Celebration Tour I need to acknowledge my incredibly talented children who carried me through this Journey each of them bringing their own unique talent to the stage
Rehearsals began over a year ago with almost a 2 month break waiting for me recover from a near death experience. They never stopped practicing… they never stopped cheering me on and supporting me.
There enthusiasm kept me Going!!!
They were also going to school and rehearsing every night. !! . am so very proud of all of them.

I think what my children learned the most this year of rehearsing and performing is that if you want to follow your dreams, you have to work hard for them. And if all of them choose something different later in life, they will never forget this year of blood, sweat, and tears. Nor will I. ♥️
It’s a CELEBRATION!