Madonna admits she made new album Madame X because she 'had no friends and was depressed' after moving to Lisbon to become 'a soccer mom' By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 23:55 BST, 24 April 2019 | Updated: 00:16 BST, 25 April 2019 Viewcomments Madonna has revealed that boredom and depression led her to make new record, Madame X. The superstar songstress, 60, unveiled her latest music video Medellín on Wednesday night in London, and explained that the inspiration behind her forthcoming 14th studio album happened after she relocated to Lisbon, Portugal. 'I didn't go to Lisbon to make a record, that was the last thing on my mind,' she told Trevor Nelson on MTV. 'I went to Lisbon because my son wants to be a professional soccer player and he wasn't going to have the highest level of training in America.' Inspiration: Madonna has revealed that boredom and depression led her to make new record, Madame X 'So I went to Lisbon to be a soccer mom. That's the last thing you'd expect from a controversial gal like myself. 'I thought it was going to be super fun and adventurous but then I found myself just going to school and picking up kids and going to soccer matches and really being Netty No Mates, and I got a little bit depressed. 'So I thought I've got to make friends and meet people.' The singer went on to explain how this led to creating new music. Big reveal: The superstar songstress, 60, unveiled her latest music video Medellín on Wednesday night in London World premiere: 'I didn't go to Lisbon to make a record, that was the last thing on my mind,' she told Trevor Nelson on MTV Background: Madonna explained that the inspiration behind her forthcoming 14th studio album happened after she relocated to Lisbon, Portugal 'Most of the people I met were artists - either painters or musicians. And I started getting invited to people's homes and they had things called Living Room Sessions. 'And people would bring wine and food and sit around a table. Suddenly musicians would get up and play instruments. And I was like "wait what's going on here..."' Candid: Madonna went on - 'I thought it was going to be super fun and adventurous but then I found myself just going to school and picking up kids and going to soccer matches and really being Netty No Mates, and I got a little bit depressed' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility