Madonna has always seemed to be very in control, and very much a perfectionist. Though generally when people call you those things, it’s actually code for ‘complete pain in the arse’. But she manages to pull it off, though it probably makes working for her very difficult.

It seems that even early in her career she was driving people a little crazy with her need to be the best, and keeping them from their dinner. In 1984 she was filming an appearance on Top of the Pops to promote her single ‘Like A Virgin’, scantily clad in fishnets and a wedding dress.

However, the singer managed to make the show’s host, Steve Right, all hot and bothered for very different reasons.

Contactmusic.com reports Wright as saying: “Madonna kept doing take after take and I wanted to get home because my mum was making a shepherd’s pie.

“I went over to Madonna and said: ‘Look love, my mum’s doing me a shepherd’s pie, could you please hurry up?’

“She looked at me as if I was insane and has never spoken to me since,” he added.

New Zealand Herald

As I think shepherd’s pie is the most disgusting food on earth, I can’t say I’m surprised at Madonna’s reaction. Is this kind of perfectionism just a waste of people’s time, or is it worth doing take after take to get it right? It might be fair to say that if you’re a professional, just one or two takes should be enough. Then again, Britney’s performance at the VMA’s was probably rehearsed for days and look how that turned out…Madonna has survived for 25 years in the fickle music business for a reason.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s some vintage Madonna for you. Don’t you feel better about your eighties fashion choices now? Images thanks to PR Photos.