 Taraborrelli decided to focus on the singer 's private life ; who she really was . Many books about the superstar were based on previously published material , but Taraborrelli had ten years of research to draw upon including interviews with people who had not spoken about Madonna in public and his own interviews with the icon . Taraborrelli and his team of private investigators interviewed Madonna 's close friends , business associates , and family members including her father Silvio Ciccone . 
