It’s all about the hair
Our friend Gam sent us the following excerpt from a recent interview to hairstylist Luigi Murenu by Gert Jonkers for Dutch cult gay magazine Butt.
Murenu, born in Sardinia Italy, discusses working with Madonna, her hair and her relationship with his dogs.
So you have dogs?
Yeah , I have two dogs, Kiko and Albertine. Kiko is such a sweetheart. All my firends love him. Well, except Madonna, she hates Kiko. And Kiko hates Madonna too.
Why do you think that is?
Kiko growled at Madonna at her 40th birthday party. She had rented this huge mansion and I said I’d only come if I could bring Kiko. Then Kiko made the stupid mistake of falling into a pond, so she was all black and dirty when we got there. Madonna still wanted to be nice so she sat on her knees and said “Hello Kiko” and then Kiko growled at her.
How is Madonna’s hair ? What’s special about her hair?
Madonna has beautiful hair. It’s very thick and wavy. She takes good care of it. One of the very few people who can listen to me talking about hair for hours.
Did you do hair for her last tour?
No, I was in Paris doing the Helmut Lang show, so i couldn’t go to Los Angeles to do her hair. But I don’t think there are too many hairstyles in her show.It’s not very complex. For her previous tour, I made a wig for her; which took me ages to make.
When did you start doing her hair?
Ten years ago. I was doing a fashion show in New York and my agent called to say that Madonna wanted to see me in London. I had to rush out to catch a plane. In London I went straight to the BBC studios where she was playing Top of The Pops. I sat there waiting in a room and I was so tired I fell sleep, and the next thing I remember , somebody’s touching my leg and it’s Madonna. She says “Hi, I’m Madonna” . She was so cute. She has these beautiful big eyes. We bonded straight away but after the interview I didn’t hear from her for a year and a half, until she contacted me to do her hair for her Evita promo tour. Anyway , I’ve worked for her eversince. I was there when she won the Golden Globe, when Lola was born , when she was in the hospital with Rocco. We’re still friends. I was just talking to her today through e-mail. She’s hard to get hold of by phone, but she emails a lot.
Have you ever ruined Madonna’s hair?
Are you kidding me? I save her hair! Doing hair is a whole process of paying attention and understanding what you’re doing. it’s driving a car , you’re careful. You can only ruin someone’s hair with a perm or acid.
Source: Butt Magazine
Thanks to Gam