Madonna Pays Tribute to Producer William Orbit: 'You Were My Ray of Light'

'Sad and Joyful'

"You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealized dreams," singer writes of her longtime collaborator following his death at the age of 69

Madonna paid tribute to her Ray of Light producer William Orbit following news of his death at the age of 69.

“I had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you. I realized that music did not have to fit into categories or genres. So we created our own,” Madonna wrote on social media Saturday.

“You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealized dreams. Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places. Sad and Joyful.”