Madonna mourns the death of producer Seymour Stein

Madonna mourned the death of legendary American record manager Seymour Stein on Monday with an emotional message in which she recalled how he launched her music career in the 1980s and changed her life forever.

“Seymour Stein has left us! I have to catch my breath. He was one of the most influential men in my life! He changed and shaped my world,” the queen of pop said on her Instagram, where she posted five photos with the producer.

In his message, Madonna he recalled that he met Stein thanks to Michael Rosenbelt, a talent scout from his record companySire, who discovered her singing a song “all” in a New York discotheque.

They met for the first time in the hospital, where Stein was hospitalized Heart problems.

Lying in bed with cannula on the nose, Stein smiled when he saw Madonna and asked if she was related to The Virgin Mary. I knew then that we would get along – the singer recalled.

In the same place, they signed Madonna’s first contract with the record label Sire. “That moment changed the course of my life forever and was the beginning of my journey as musical artist“, revealed the queen of pop.

Madonna explained that she will always be “grateful“To Stein because he not only listened to his music but also saw his music”potential” at a time when she was tired of “every door closing in front of her nose”.

The artist noted Stein’s “passion” for music, who had a “unique ear,” as well as being “funa little crazy and very intuitive.” “We’ll never forget you,” he concluded.

Stein, who also signed groups like the Ramones, the Pretenders or Talking Headsdied Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 80 from cancer.