Madonna says that she wants to be like Ghandi and Martin Luther King. Clearly, she wants to be like them whilst continuing to be a very rich and famous pop star. Here's what she told US radio station Sirius: "For me the best thing in the world is to see something or hear something and go 'damn, I wish I did that, damn, I wish I could do that. That's inspiring'. I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive".
The singer also defended her use of that previously reported crucifixion type scene featuring video messages of African Aids orphans in her recent Confessions tour, saying: "for me ... we all need to be Jesus in our time. Jesus' message was to love your neighbour as yourself and these are people in need".