Madonna, Debi Mazar e Daze por Beth Baptiste, 1982.
“These photos were from a photo shoot by Beth Baptiste. I was invited
to be a part of the shoot by Debi Mazar, who was a really good friend
at the time. Debi was close to Madonna (for a while she served as her
personal makeup artist and even went on tour with her) I was also
friends with Madonna, as well as Adolpho Sanchez, Timmy, and Dontay. We
were all part of the New York City downtown club scene. Going to the
Roxy every Friday, Danceteria during the week, hanging at the Fun
Gallery and going to openings every night. I think what Beth was trying
to show was how diverse the scene was. The shoot took place on the
street in Hell’s Kitchen, pretty far west. Madonna was not yet a big
star. She just had one single out called “Everybody,” that’s it. We were
all trying to make our way in the big world, trying to navigate through
a scene that was sometimes difficult. We would all go on to become
successful in some way. Obviously Madonna eventually became an icon.”
— Chris “Daze” Ellis
