Madonna gets honest about 'soul-destroying' social media

Madonna candidly revealed that she finds Instagram both fascinating and harmful, as she admitted the social media platform often leaves her feeling depressed.

​In a recent chat with Interview magazine the Queen of Pop talked about how addictive social media is, calling it "soul-destroying."

​"We think if we look at Instagram for two hours, we’ve actually been with somebody. It’s a deeply disturbing activity," Madonna said. "It’s mesmerising and also soul-destroying."

​Although Madonna herself scrolls through Instagram, but, after using it for a short period she quickly reminds herself to stop wasting time.

​"Occasionally I open Instagram and something pops up that makes me go to the next visual. And then I go, 'What am I doing? I have 5,000 things to do. Get off the phone.'"

The pop icon revealed that when it comes to social media usage she has strong self-discipline, as she has lived a life without it too.

​"I have a lot of discipline when it comes to social media, simply because I grew up without it."

​Madonna also noted that spending time on social media affects her mood.

​She said, "And I do see, if I go on Instagram for more than 10 minutes, I get depressed, and I don’t want to go there. Why am I giving this nonexistent entity power over my soul, my brain, my vision of myself, my vision of the world? Time is precious."​

So what Madonna prefers to do in her free time? She revealed she prefers writing her songs by hand.

​"I keep journals. My manager gets them for me all the time. This one says 'The Queen. I go through probably three a week. I love to write. With my hand. I write all my lyrics," she added.