Madonna paid a heatfelt tribute to her younger brother Christopher Ciccone, who died at the age of 63 on October 4. The multihyphenate artist, dancer and designer was suffering from cancer. According to Associated Press, Christopher's death was confirmed by his representative Brad Taylor.
In an Instagram post, Madonna shared several photos with Christopher along with a long post calling him "the closest human to me for so long." ALSO READ: Madonna's Most Scandalous Moments: Kissing Britney Spears To 'Blasphemous' Like A Prayer Music Video Madonna's post for Christopher Ciccone"My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest human to me for so long.
Its 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 And Film like hungry animals.
We were in the epicenter of all.