Madonna has paid tribute to Seymour Stein, who signed the iconoclastic artist, recognizing the record executive as one of the most influential men in her life.
The notorious businessman, who also signed the Ramones and the Talking Heads to his Sire Records label, died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 80.
"Seymour Stein Has Left Us! I need to catch my breath," the 64-year-old Material Girl wrote Monday on Instagram, sharing a series of photos of the late executive.
