“I hired all the musicians and the engineers, and pretty much made the record”: Songwriter and producer Patrick Leonard discusses his role on Madonna’s Like a Prayer, and says that he hasn’t listened to any of her later albums

Blonde Ambition Tour, Madonna, Feyenoord Stadion, De Kuip, Rotterdam, Holland, 24/07/1990. She is wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier conical bra corset. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images).

He might have been Madonna’s key creative collaborator while she was at the height of her ‘80s powers, but songwriter/producer Patrick Leonard says that he’s never listened to any of her later albums – or, indeed, anyone else’s.

Leonard made the surprising admission in an interview with The Telegraph. “I’ve never heard one of her records, ever,” he said. “You know why? I haven’t listened to anybody’s records… I haven’t listened to any new music in almost 30 years. And I really mean that.”