“The true essence of my feelings for her is that I feel really protective of her. Don’t even ask me why. I’m not going to sit here and dissect her music. In a way it’s not even worth it because it’s like dissecting my daughter’s music. You know it’s just not dissectible yet. But there’s something about her. Even though she’s terribly successful, for some reason I think of her as an underdog.” — Madonna on Britney Spears, 2001