Mattress Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I demand more stuff like this surface! Madonna's 1984 hand-written letter to Seymour Stein CEO of Sire records: "Seymore, Hi remember me? Im the girl that drives your limo’s around indiscriminantly. If you don’t give me one of those sweat shirts I’m signing with another label but if you consent to my wishes then I would like to consult with you on another matter; the Producer predicament. Trevor Horn 1 or 2 songsJellybean 1 or 2 songsThe rest is between Nile Rodgers or Narada Michael Walden now I’m beginning to wonder if either is right. Shirly suggested Laurie Latham who produced Paul Young. What do you think?? Here I am forced to choose a man once again. Help me!!! Furious Love, Madonna” ---- She wasn't even sure of Nile Rodgers... Instead of Like A Virgin, girl could have vastly altered the pop landscape and potentially squandered her career by releasing a pedestrian R&B record the likes of which Whitney Houston would record the following year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I would love her to work with Trevor Horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 omg this is amazing! never seen this before thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 One of my favorite things about this is that it highlights one of the major differences between Madonna and the average pop tart. Even at that early stage in her career SHE was in the position of deciding who to work with. She wasn't a puppet doing what the label told her. Better still, it shows that instead of taking that power and letting her ego steer the project into something subpar, she was smart enough to consult with and seek the advice of people at her label who could help her to make the best overall decisions. I'd love to read Stein's response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 and DID SHE EVER GET ONE OF THOSE SWEAT SHIRTS ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je5u5 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Seymore? Get the name right, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Trevor Horn would have been very interesting. NMW, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je5u5 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 NMW is bland, do no, thanks. Trevor, however, would have been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phineaspoe Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 this is great. her grammar equals her crazy mind. thank you for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le smoking Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I wonder what happened with Trevor Horn? I've read a few interviews (I can only recall the Q one properly) where she seemed pretty certain that he was gonna produce the LAV album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 One of my favorite things about this is that it highlights one of the major differences between Madonna and the average pop tart. Even at that early stage in her career SHE was in the position of deciding who to work with. She wasn't a puppet doing what the label told her. Better still, it shows that instead of taking that power and letting her ego steer the project into something subpar, she was smart enough to consult with and seek the advice of people at her label who could help her to make the best overall decisions. I'd love to read Stein's response! Mattress, totally agree. Her sense of humour shines through as usual as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Mattress, totally agree. Her sense of humour shines through as usual as well. Absolutely! I wish more people got Madonna. She's consistenly wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Awwww @ "indiscrminantly" See also: Anonyminity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluejean Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Narada, that would have been good but kind of generic. Not anywhere near as good as Nile. Trevor Horn would have been fabulous though for afew tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh76 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'm glad that she didn't choose Narada Michael Walden.I like some of the songs that he produced for others,but I don't think his style was suitable for Madonna.She wanted an edgy sound,while Narada specializes in "safe",glossy pop/R&B....like Whitney's "How Will I Know".Decent song,but it's kinda boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 great stuff!! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Awwww @ "indiscrminantly" See also: Anonyminity Endearing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yah, Narada would not have been a good choice. Nile Rodgers was definitely the better option for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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