Songwriter Toby Gad on how Madonna reacted when he said “fuck you” during ‘Rebel Heart’ sessions

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Madonna has revealed how she reacted when he told her “fuck you” during a ‘Rebel Heart’ studio session.The songwriter, Toby Gad, worked with the Queen of Pop during the writing and recording sessions for her 2014 album, and has now opened up about how the two of them had a tense moment along the way.In a new interview with MailOnline, Gad recalled how on one of the 11 songs he contributed to, he was insistent that Madonna could deliver a stronger vocal performance than the ones she was recording, and his insistence led to them butting heads.“Madonna is an incredible performer and her stage shows are unbelievable.

She’s iconic, but vocally I felt maybe we could expand it a little bit,” he said. “I’ve worked with some incredible vocalists.

And I felt maybe Madonna could get just a little better with the performance.“So I kept telling her, do it again and try to feel it more and try it again and again – maybe just put more passion into it and so on.”He also told the outlet about a rumour he had heard ahead of working with the ‘Like A Virgin’ singer, in which she signals to an assistant to let the person go while she leaves the room.“There were rumours going around that if you cross her the wrong way, if you do something she doesn’t like or you say something she doesn’t like then she will ‘go to the bathroom’ and then her assistant will come out and say, ‘Here’s your ticket home and the taxi is waiting downstairs.

You have five minutes to vacate the premises. She does not want to see you when she comes back.’”“At some point, she was like, ‘Fuck you, Toby.