I like Justin Timberlake well enough. I don’t agree with him that he’s the beginning and end of sexy or anything, but aside from the massive ego trip he doesn’t really bother me. Madonna… is Madonna. Speaking of massive ego trips. Even when I do like her music, I find her personality to be so grating that it’s hard to enjoy much of what she puts out. I’ve never really thought of her as someone who’s emotionally generous, but it turns out I was all wrong about that. She calls the experience of writing and singing with Justin Timberlake like, “psychoanalytic sessions.” I don’t want to slam on Justin for no reason, but I don’t hear him talk and see someone with that level of depth. But apparently Madonna disagrees with me, as per usual.

In a new interview, Madonna, 49, says collaborating with the “SexyBack” singer, 27, was sometimes so intense it felt like being in therapy. “We kind of had psychoanalytic sessions whenever we wrote songs. We’d sit down and start talking about situations. And then we’d start talking about issues or problems or relationships with people,” Madonna tells Interview magazine. “That was the only way, because you know, writing together with somebody is very intimate.”

The two musicians, who worked on Madonna’s new single “4 Minutes to Save the World,” immediately clicked, she adds. “He’s open and he’s got talent. He’s a songwriter. I haven’t worked with a lot of songwriters where I’m instantly connected and start riffing and playing with the rhythm of the words. He’s as interested in rhythm of words as the meaning of words. I enjoyed that process with him.”

[From People]

That’s very nice of her, and it seems very out of character for Madonna to talk like that about someone. Madge is a notorious workaholic and perfectionist, as is Justin. I imagine that they’d get along very well in their working styles. But to infuse Justin with such depth… I just don’t know where to go with that. Obviously it’s hard to comment on just how deep a celebrity really is, unless you know them or they’re blatantly vapid like Paris Hilton or something. But just how deep can “Summer Love” and “What Goes Around Comes Around,” really be? If nothing else, good for Madonna in being kind. Justin’s ex, Britney Spears, used to be under Madonna’s tutelage, but the pair haven’t mentioned in each in several years. I’m pretty sure Madge never compared spending time with Brit to therapy – unless maybe in the context of, “That girl needs some.” I bet you $100 we see Madonna making out with Justin on the stage at the next MTV Video Music Awards. That’d be about as bizarre as when she made out with Britney.

Header image of Madonna and Justin when they were recording together in London on July 14th, 2007. Images thanks to PR Photos.