<p id=”par-1_27″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/mike-tyson/”>Mike Tyson</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/madonna-and-mike-tyson-wrote-a-dance-song-inspired-by-a-fascist-ruler.html/”>Madonna teamed up</a> to inspire their fans in the music video for the song “Iconic.” Tyson once reflected on this very surprising pairing, and what he really felt about the video.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-mike-tyson-thought-of-his-cameo-in-madonna-s-music-video-for-iconic”>What Mike Tyson thought of his cameo in Madonna’s music video for ‘Iconic’</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_72″>Tyson was perhaps as surprised as some fans when he found out Madonna wanted him for a music video. The song “Iconic” was meant to be a sort of inspirational track, urging its listeners to achieve their goals. Acts like Madonna and Mike Tyson are both known for their <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-is-madonnas-real-name-and-what-is-her-net-worth-today.html/”>rags-to-riches story</a>, so it’s easy to see why Tyson’s presence could fit the song’s narrative. But when Madonna first contacted Tyson, appearing on her music video was the last thing he thought would happen.</p>
<p id=”par-3_55″>“I didn’t know what the hell I was going there for. I’m just there having a good time and hanging out with Madonna. She has her producer there and I go into the studio and I didn’t know if she wanted me to talk or rap. I just go in there and start talking. I’m talking about my life and things that I have endured. I’m saying some really crazy stuff. It was really intense,” Tyson once told <a href=”https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mike-tyson-talks-intense-crazy-cameo-on-madonnas-rebel-heart-lp-241025/”>Rolling Stone</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-4_21″>Tyson ended up being quite pleased with the results of the video. But he did feel Madonna made him out to look wild in the video’s imagery.</p>
<p id=”par-5_42″>“I’m in a cage. I’m a hostage. I’m chained. It’s just crazy. I’m naked. I just look like a <em>savage</em>,” Tyson once said according to <a href=”https://tvline.com/2015/07/12/mike-tyson-madonna-iconic-video-cage-rebel-heart-tour/”>TV Line</a>. “But it looks intense, and it’s like ‘whoa.’ But when I [shot] it it didn’t seem that intense. But then you watch it and go, ‘<em>Whoa</em>.’ It looks like one of those [books] National Geographic or something… I need to be tamed.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-madonna-s-music-video-made-mike-tyson-feel-like-he-could-do-music”>Madonna’s music video made Mike Tyson feel like he could do music</h2>
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<p id=”par-6_34″>Tyson had already conquered the world of boxing, and was looking to mark his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-hangover-wasnt-the-first-time-mike-tyson-appeared-on-the-big-screen.html/”>presence on the film industry</a>. But being a part of Madonna’s critically praised record made him wonder if he had a knack for music as well.</p>
<p id=”par-7_37″>“Doing the song with Madonna makes me think this [music career] could really happen,” Tyson said. “Most guys that come in there drink a bunch of liquor or smoke 100 blunts. I just went in and boom, one take. Everyone thought it was cool.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_16″>Tyson further asserted that he got into the groove of his “Iconic” cameo by channeling the dictator Mussolini.</p>
<p id=”par-9_63″>“When I did it, I think about being some guy like [Benito] Mussolini and they’re really arrogant, but you try to come from a positive perspective and be uplifting. You watch Mussolini on television — even though we don’t understand what he’s saying — he is so mesmerizing. I look at myself in that way,” Tyson explained. “I know people may say ‘this guy’s a fascist’ and all this stuff, but man, you can take positivity from watching him.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-mike-tyson-thought-about-madonna”>What Mike Tyson thought about Madonna</h2>
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<p id=”par-10_23″>Tyson also had nothing but kind words for <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/classic-rock-song-stopped-madonnas-material-girl-hitting-no-1.html/”>the “Material Girl” singer</a>, whose objectives he felt went beyond more than just making music.</p>
<p id=”par-11_22″>“She’s trying to do something that since the beginning of time has been the most difficult thing to do: Save the world,” Tyson said.</p>
<p id=”par-12_25″>Describing her as an awesome person, Tyson, who knew a lot about fighting, saw a bit of that fighting spirit in the singer as well. The boxer added,</p>
<p id=”par-13_19″>“I commend her for that. She is a fighter in every sense of the word and from an intergalactic perspective.”</p>