How Pharrell Made Madonna Cry
Everyone has a Madonna story these days, but this one tops them all. In a recent ABC Nightline interview, Madonna revealed that hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams (of the Neptunes) brought her to tears during a recording session for Hard Candy.
"I was singing and I didn’t understand the rhythm that he wanted me to sing in," said Madonna, "and he was kind of giving me a hard time and I was sort of taken aback by the way he was talking to me, so I said 'You know what? we need to talk.'"
She adds, "We went upstairs and I said, 'You can't talk to me like that,' and burst into tears. And he said, 'Oh my god, Madonna has a heart!' I started crying even more, and we had it out. Now I love him and we make great music together, but I think we had to go through that."
The Neptunes (Pharrell & Chad Hugo) contributed 8 tracks to Madonna's hip-hop-heavy album. Timbaland produced 4 songs, while Kanye West appears on "The Beat Goes On."
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thats hella funny but still pretty strange haha
regardless, i think they made AMAZING music together. i’m sure Madonna will work with him in the future. but Madonna IS human…i dont know why people cant see/understand that.
pharrell has the tightest style, too bad only he can pull it off!
Madonna and hip-hop… Who knew they’d be relying on each other in ‘08.
that was a jerk move by pharrell. i like him he’s a good producer but he needs to chill with that whole “oh my Madonna has a heart, thing”. but also, after twenty some years in the business, Madonna should have tougher skin.