Starchild

What difference does it make whether he's dead or alive (see what I did there?)?
I'm talking about a plastic surgery resemblance.

That made me laugh so hard 

Nah, he's uber-talented. One need only look at this discography.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_produced_by_Dallas_Austin

She addressed Dallas while he was in the audience of her April 1st show in Atlanta, mentioning that she was in love with him during the making of Bedtime Stories.
I love that she brought up that album as it's probably one of her most disregarded ones, sadly. It also inspired me to want to look into their relationship a bit more.
I came across this series of photos of them at an NBA game during the period of the album's creation, and the below two interviews where Dallas mentions her.
What else do we know about their relationship (working or otherwise), and was it Dallas that she said had a big ego in a letter at the time, or someone else?
 

 
 
 

Much better than AL album version.

We’re all too long in the tooth to get excited by any teasing anymore. The perpetual disappointment is endless 😹

I don't like it. It's tampering with the feel of the artwork, especially when other elements are introduced.

I fucking hate it when her concert films are made up of multiple shows.
And there is no way that she's releasing anything in 2024 that hasn't been edited first.

I don't like it. It's tampering with the feel of the artwork, especially when other elements are introduced.

Well he also produced Y.A.S. in 2008.

But the show from Rio won't be edited and that's a good news 

The best part of that deal is: Madonna won't edit the Rio footage, so we'll watch this without filters. So, if the eventual official release would be edited like the last 3 tours, at least, with the Celebration Tour, we'll watch and listen the true thing (and also no black & white segments). 

I feel like we’ve all seen so much great unedited fan footage it will be rough to see an official release except the sound will be consistent. Luckily the Rio show will air  live so it will be as close to the Olden Days like HBO Blond Ambition Nice and the few Europe shows that aired live for WTG and BA.

I fucking hate it when her concert films are made up of multiple shows.
And there is no way that she's releasing anything in 2024 that hasn't been edited first.

It's a bit amusing rewatching this making-of with that interview excerpt in mind:
 

Saying that TPOG is 'the worst video she's ever made' tells me everything I need to know about you.

Love Mirwais but he takes forever to do anything and has been edging us for far too long.

I fucking hate it when her concert films are made up of multiple shows.
And there is no way that she's releasing anything in 2024 that hasn't been edited first.

can't wait to read about "god control"

He better not keep those demos on tapes all the time. One swing with a magnet and bye bye baby.

I actually kind of recall this.  It's definitely funny looking back 25 years later 
When she said they are both very dramatic people I think she was hinting it was a stressful shoot.
I have the feeling Matt was too afraid to say how he really felt about Madonna there.  Especially if she disliked him so much!  I mean I don't know enough about Matt to know if he was naive.    

It's a bit amusing rewatching this making-of with that interview excerpt in mind:
 

I don’t believe him anymore… he ain’t releasing a thing. 💀

I've always enjoyed this guy's reactions: