Madonna has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late brother Christopher Ciccone, describing him as her closest companion for many years, following his passing at the age of 63. Her brother, a talented artist , dancer, and designer, had worked closely with Madonna on various projects, including appearing in her music videos, such as "Lucky Star", and serving as art director for her Blond Ambition World Tour and tour director for The Girlie Show tour. He passed away on Friday in Michigan after a battle with cancer .
In an emotional Instagram post, Madonna revealed that Ciccone had been in immense pain towards the end of his life. She wrote: "My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest human to me for so long, it's hard to explain our bond.
But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo." "We took each other's hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood, in fact dance was a kind of superglue that held us together. Discovering dance in our small Midwestern town saved me and then my brother came along, and it saved him too, my ballet teacher, also named Christopher, created a safe space for my brother to be gay, a word that was not spoken or even whispered where we lived.
" "When I finally got the courage to go to New York to become a dancer, my brother followed, and again we took each other's hands, and we danced through the madness of New York City. We devoured Art and Music.