Andy Cohen is not only the cover star for the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (on newsstands tomorrow), he's also the issue's guest editor, which finds the Bravo empresario interviewing his idol, Madonna, Nashville star Connie Britton and Empire’s Taraji P. Henson as well as chronicling his recent road-trip with John Mayer.

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“It’s an important part of my work now,” Madonna told the Watch What Happens Live host about her Instagram fixation. “I like to think of it as a kind of art gallery for my thoughts, my dreams, my wishes, my state of mind. Can’t ignore social media.”

“John was the ultimate wingman, asking me who was tickling my fancy” Cohen writes of his trip with Mayer to catch the Grateful Dead in concert California. "As the night went on we wound up on the dance floor—and from what I remember—it was nothing short of euphoric.”

Despite his hobnobbing with industry elite, Cohen insists he's just a normal guy. “I just want to be real,” he says. “I’m a real person. I smoke dope. I poo. I made a joke about poo last night on the show. Everybody poops. Why does no one talk about it?”