Junior Vasquez grasps for relevance with If Madonna Calls gossip on NY Post's Page Six and Page Six TV

[survivalartist 6,442]

https://pagesix.com/2018/06/21/junior-vasquez-misses-being-pals-with-madonna/

(Direct link takes you to video clip of about 5 minutes of Junior talking about his hey-day with Page Six TV)

Junior Vasquez misses being pals with Madonna

By Carlos Greer

June 21, 2018 | 2:27pm

Junior Vasquez — the iconic DJ and producer who remixed everyone from Britney Spears to Cher — has opened up about his tumultuous past with Madonna, and his wish they could be as close again.

“Her and I together. We were like brother and sister. Junior Vasquez and Madonna. We became a pair musically. I would like to collaborate again or [for her to] just be my friend … [It’s] more of the friendship that I want back,” Vasquez exclusively told “Page Six TV” ahead of his gay pride appearance at PlayStation on Saturday.

Vasquez and the “Material Girl” had a huge falling out in the mid ‘90s after he released the tune, “If Madonna Calls,” without the singer’s permission.

“It was a very confusing time because I know why she did it … because she didn’t want anyone to make money or fame off of her actual name,” he said. “But [I thought] it’s just a campy record. I ran into her a couple of times, but snub snub … I lost a friend,” he said.

Vasquez also told us Madge had a jealous streak.

“If I played a certain record… [like] if I played Vanessa Williams, she would look up at me funny [in the club],” he said. “There was a battle between her and Cyndi Lauper, but the battle was with me. Cyndi would say, ‘Oh, you’re going to see your other girlfriend now,’ because they were sort of rivals,” he said.

Vasquez, 68, has spent his later years out of the limelight in rural Pennsylvania, after beating a crystal meth addiction. But the house music legend, who was responsible for the beats at Sound Factory and Palladium, says he’s ready to come back.

 

“My time will pass when I’ve passed … I want to get back into the studio,” he said. A rep for Madonna did not comment.

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1 hour ago, DickTracy said:

 

Vasquez, 68, has spent his later years out of the limelight in rural Pennsylvania, after beating a crystal meth addiction. But the house music legend, who was responsible for the beats at Sound Factory and Palladium, says he’s ready to come back.

 

 

I didn't know about his addicted, so sad :( 

 

He was huge at 90's, but he was also a dumb with Madonna. 

[survivalartist 6,442]

Its ironic that DJs like Tenaglia and Vasquez can do "14 hour" DJ sets as headliners but people are later shocked to hear that they are addicts. I can barely stand for two hours straight lol

[Guest]

It's too bad because I generally liked his Madonna mixes. He blew it by making a mix of her private phone calls. I don't know how he was able to release it, without her consent? 

[survivalartist 6,442]

He still claims, in the video, that the vocal is a re-recording of a friend of a friend that happened to sound like Madonna...? He says there was an original, unreleased version with her voice message.

 

 

[Rose Mist Stud 9]

Can we please discuss Peter R.? He was extremely instrumental. Especially in the AL era.

[Eyzonme 929]

Never heard of this song until today. I heard it went to number 1 on the usa dance chart back then.

[madgefan 10,137]

Maybe he really misses her tits...

[Enrico 15,788]

 

I hadn't listened to the song since then... I bought the record of vourse and never doubted it was her voice.

I don't know why she got so angry... nothing personal in the phone call.

She could simply have laughed at it!

But she won't forgive and she'll never forget 

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25 minutes ago, Enrico said:

 

I hadn't listened to the song since then... I bought the record of vourse and never doubted it was her voice.

I don't know why she got so angry... nothing personal in the phone call.

She could simply have laughed at it!

But she won't forgive and she'll never forget 

I think it's a matter of trust - someone she considered to be a friend went behind her back and tried to make money off her (at least that's what it looks like to me). I'd be pissed too. I love his remixes though. 

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I wish she forgives him. He usually made great remixes for her, especially for Secret and Bedtime Story