Madonna pays tribute to 'genius, otherworldly' producer William Orbit
"Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places."Orbit's family announced "with profound sadness" on Friday that the Grammy-winning producer died at home on 23 July. It also includes clips of the music videos and work she and Orbit created together. Madonna said Orbit inspired her to sing and write in ways she never had before, without caring if her words "made sense or not".
- ▪"Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places."Orbit's family announced "with profound sadness" on Friday that the Grammy-winning producer died at home on 23 July.
- ▪It also includes clips of the music videos and work she and Orbit created together.
- ▪Madonna said Orbit inspired her to sing and write in ways she never had before, without caring if her words "made sense or not".
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- ▪ Madonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69 — BBC News — UK
- ▪ William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69 — The Guardian — World
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'My Ray of Light': Madonna remembers acclaimed producer William OrbitImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Madonna performs a surprise concert in New York CityByGrace Eliza GoodwinPublished41 minutes agoMadonna has paid tribute to her longtime friend and acclaimed music producer William Orbit, who died last month at the age of 69."You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealised dreams," the pop superstar wrote on Instagram on Saturday. "Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places."Orbit's family announced "with profound sadness" on Friday that the Grammy-winning producer died at home on 23 July. No cause of death was given.
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