Struggling actress and singer, Madonna, relaxing in her Lower East Side apartment, New York, 1983mccannr1 t1_jdt2qne wrote
She wasn't "struggling" in 1983. She had several singles charting at that point.
Holiday, Borderline & Lucky Star were all pretty big songs in spring/summer of 1983.
LeastChartLost t1_jdt77s5 wrote
She was struggling to find a comfortable position in which to sit. Jeeze
Longjumping_Form5858 t1_jdugcba wrote
She was struggling to find soap to wash her feet
HolidayAbroad t1_jdulvb2 wrote
I'm struggling to get over the toilet plunger on top of the sink.
DC_Farmboy t1_jdv1nae wrote
That's a sink plunger FYI
Mercurial8 t1_jduib65 wrote
The dirty feet are the coolest thing about this photo (for me(duh))
CouchPotatoCharity t1_jdvn3tl wrote
Knew the foot guys would be here
Mercurial8 t1_jdvqo2m wrote
Oh, not that way, though those others seem to be interested
I just like that it’s often an indicator of a low maintenance person….probably not in this specific case though.
_njhiker t1_jdt9cqh wrote
Weren’t Holiday and Lucky Star released during fall of 1983 and Borderline in early 1984? I remember reading that Basquiat was dating her in 1983 and she was still relatively unknown outside of the NYC club scene as he would always introduce her as the next ‘big thing’
D34th_gr1nd t1_jdu7s4x wrote
This might have been taken before July. Just because a band has a ton of airplay on MTV or on the radio doesn't mean they were living comfortably.
heliskinki t1_jduggbg wrote
People think that as soon as a song is played on the radio the artist is minted :D
D34th_gr1nd t1_jduhj2q wrote
Exactly, I've met numerous bands who have been played on MTV, it's not always straight forward.
heliskinki t1_jdukdhe wrote
I lived with a guitarist whose band had a 3 album deal with a well-known independent label in the UK. The band had moderate success in this country, Europe and Australia, touring extensively in each country. He still had a full-time job to support himself.
dali01 t1_jdvfk3r wrote
Especially with how the labels screwed a lot of them back then. Possibly still? I don’t really follow that kind of stuff much but I remember it being a big deal in the early 90s about how many from the 70s/80s got really screwed over in their contracts.
D34th_gr1nd t1_jdvhfhq wrote
Can't blame you, I barely follow it in person.
Khambodia t1_jdvuzyy wrote
Just because YOU have more than 5 likes doesn't make uou a highly respected Redditor or living comfortably.
D34th_gr1nd t1_jdvzqif wrote
Not disagreeing there.
true___blue t1_jecgsg0 wrote
It was summer of 1983, she had only two songs out by then
true___blue t1_jecgpos wrote
She didn't have release them when the photoshoot was made, only two songs that didn't succeed a lot
Kidnovatex t1_jduzu6t wrote
Karma bots don't care about accurate titles.
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