I was raped: Madonna

New York wasnt everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year,I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building,I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, Madonna said.

And had my apartment broken into three times. I dont know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time, she revealed.

The singer gave up her dance scholarship at University of Michigan to move to NY and in her column Truth or Dare,Madonna talks about how she survived the initial years and overcame moments when she was very near quitting.