Madonna has revealed she was inspired to return to music after going through a “depressed” period in her life.
The Vogue singer opened up about how the motivation behind her new album Madame X was sparked by a move to Lisbon with her sons which she says left her friendless and a “little depressed”.
"I went there and I thought it was going to be super fun and adventurous but then I found myself just going to school and picking up the kids,” she told Trevor Nelson at the live MTV reveal for her latest video.
“I got a little depressed. I had to make friends and meet people. So I started to meet people and go out a bit. I'm not like a go-er out-er per se. But I wanted to meet people.”
The 60-year-old said that while she didn’t go to the Portuguese capital to create a record, her experience with new friends inspired her to get back in the studio.
“My son wanted to be a soccer player,” she said. “He was never going to have the right sort of training in America. We spun the globe and did a lot of research and found my top five academies for the boys to train, and Lisbon ended up being my favourite city of the options.
“That's how I became a soccer mum. It's a crazy story, I know, and it's the last thing I would expect from a controversial girl like myself.”
Madonna revealed that she soon found herself meeting “artists and painters” and being invited to “Living Room sessions,” where music was crucial.
“Everyone would come and they would bring wine, they would bring food, sit around the table,” she said. “Suddenly people would get up and start playing instruments and singing.
“I was like, 'Wait, what is going on here? Artists getting up, not getting paid and just doing it for the fun and the passion?"
At the event, Madonna unveiled the official video for her latest single Medellin, also featuring Maluma.
Madame X will be released on June 14
