Madonna says she is not content to be the Queen of Pop - she wants to be like Gandhi.
The singer adds peace campaigners John Lennon and Martin Luther King to a roll call of individuals she emulates.
Madonna, 48, said: "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'."
She told Sirius Radio in the U.S.: "I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive."
MadandhiI'd like to thank Britain again for taking Madonna off our hands. Thanks guys.