Madonna shares rare record honoring dead brother: ‘He planted many important seeds’

Madonna shares rare record honoring dead brother: ‘He planted many important seeds’


Anthony Ciccone lived on the streets and died last Friday, aged 24, 66 years old

Three days after the death of Antonio Ciccone, Madonna used the Instagram, last Monday, the 27th, to honor his brother. The text was shared on Story, along with a rare ancient record alongside it.




“Thank you for surprising me as a young man and introducing me to Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Buddhism, Taoism, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac, expansive and outside the box thinking. You have planted many important seeds,” she wrote. the 64 twenty-year-old singer.

Antonio Ciccone died on Friday the 24th at the age of 66. The news was confirmed by Joe Henrybrother-in-law of the artist, through a publication on Instagram. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Joe said he’s known Anthony since he was 15, described him as “a complex character” and stated that “the problems go away and the family stays”. “Goodbye, brother Anthony. I want to think that God and your-and my-blessed mom are waiting for you. At least for today, no one will distract me from this vision,” he shared.

Ciccone also lived on the streets and faced alcoholism, according to information from the British newspaper daily email. In a 2011 tabloid interview, Anthony lamented his relationship with his family, saying his relatives didn’t care about his situation.

According to the newspaper, Madonna had already offered to pay for her brother’s rehab trip, which he criticized. At the time Ciccone said he wanted a job and to be reunited with his son whom he hadn’t seen for ten years. “My family seems to think that rehabilitation is some kind of magic cure-all for life’s ills,” he said.

Also according to the British tabloid, Anthony returned to live with his family after undergoing a rehabilitation program in 2017.



Anthony Ciccone, Madonna's older brother, died on Friday the 24th at the age of 66.


Madonna's tribute to Anthony Ciccone

Source: Terra

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