As well appearing on stage wearing a single, sequinned glove Madonna also gave a touching tribute to Michael Jackson when she spoke to The Sun this week about his loss. "Obviously we have very different personalities - he was a lot more shy than I am. That's because I was allowed to have a normal childhood and he wasn't, so there was a vulnerable side to him that made you want to take care of him and protect him," Madonna explained. "He was the King who inspired us all. I am so terribly sad about Michael Jackson's death. To work with him and become friends and hang out with him, was exciting for me. I used to love picking his brains about musical stuff. To be able to do what he did at such an early age was unearthly."