Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Out in the Open with Her Romance
Gaga has kept her promise and taken her boyfriend Luc Carl with her after leaving New York.
TMZ posted pictures of the couple splashing around in a pool in Texas.
Loo also stopped by a florist to get her beau flowers before his arrival:
TMZ posted pictures of the couple splashing around in a pool in Texas.
Loo also stopped by a florist to get her beau flowers before his arrival:
Her Face on Magazine Covers
Pop art cover of LG on WestEast. Is this the new Warhol image?
Gaga has also made the cover of Vanity Fair, posing in a grey wig and with a retro, Lennon-style peace sign.
Gaga has also made the cover of Vanity Fair, posing in a grey wig and with a retro, Lennon-style peace sign.
Friday, July 23, 2010
I'm Liking Luc Already...
"I’m here to help ladies. I’m bringing Gentleman back. You deserve a man that says please and thank you. You deserve a man that walks on the outside of the sidewalk. You deserve a man that stands up when you return from the powder room.
Keep putting on those heels and that perfume and I will do anything you ask. Although it seems the rest of the male population is more concerned with impressing their friends than telling you how beautiful you are.
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologiz"
Keep putting on those heels and that perfume and I will do anything you ask. Although it seems the rest of the male population is more concerned with impressing their friends than telling you how beautiful you are.
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologiz"
Good Advice from DrunkDiet
Luc Carl sets me straight. Figured I'd share since I am becoming hopelessly addicted to coffee and booze in an attempt to become G.
If you feel guilty after a meal, somethings got to give.
Guilt is evil. It’s admitting you did something wrong.
It’s quite possible you did everything right.
If you eat healthy all week, then on Sunday you eat an entire pizza and sit around feeling miserable for the rest of the day, you must learn to let this feeling go. The truth is your body is thanking you for carbs and saturated fat that it was missing all week. It’s best to remind your body now and then what saturated fats are. I struggled with this for quite a long time. Eventually, I learned to balance this internal struggle. Jesus I sound like a god damn hippy.
If you are feeling guilty more than once or twice per week, you should change your eating habits. If you feel guilty once per week because you ate two pieces of bacon, cut yourself some slack. Your body is actually thanking you. Tomorrow when you wake up and have a protein shake on your way to the gym, your body will downshift back to sexy gear and will be headed to shred-ville fast than the week before. However, if you wake up on Monday and have a bacon egg and cheese on an English muffin with home fries on the side and you don’t feel guilty, you’ve got a long ways to go.
Losing weight is all mental. Just like quitting smoking, or grieving the death of a loved one. Your mind is a powerful thing. Don’t let the the doughnuts win.
If you feel guilty after a meal, somethings got to give.
Guilt is evil. It’s admitting you did something wrong.
It’s quite possible you did everything right.
If you eat healthy all week, then on Sunday you eat an entire pizza and sit around feeling miserable for the rest of the day, you must learn to let this feeling go. The truth is your body is thanking you for carbs and saturated fat that it was missing all week. It’s best to remind your body now and then what saturated fats are. I struggled with this for quite a long time. Eventually, I learned to balance this internal struggle. Jesus I sound like a god damn hippy.
If you are feeling guilty more than once or twice per week, you should change your eating habits. If you feel guilty once per week because you ate two pieces of bacon, cut yourself some slack. Your body is actually thanking you. Tomorrow when you wake up and have a protein shake on your way to the gym, your body will downshift back to sexy gear and will be headed to shred-ville fast than the week before. However, if you wake up on Monday and have a bacon egg and cheese on an English muffin with home fries on the side and you don’t feel guilty, you’ve got a long ways to go.
Losing weight is all mental. Just like quitting smoking, or grieving the death of a loved one. Your mind is a powerful thing. Don’t let the the doughnuts win.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Business Advice a la Gaga
Dr. Lois Frankel analyzes Gaga's business tactics and gives advice for the working woman after being stopped in her tracks by the recent Today performance.
1. Do the unexpected. Lady Gaga's choice of an opening song was so unexpected it got my attention. What might you do that is unexpected, yet within the realm of acceptability for your corporate culture, that would cause others to pay closer attention to you, your ideas or your product? Doing the same things, in the same way -- no matter how valuable -- can cause you to be overlooked in the long-run.
2. Craft your brand. We're all brands. There's a word on the street about all of us. It's what people say about us when we leave a room or hang up the phone. Lady Gaga shows us that a clearly defined brand is a memorable brand.
OK, so she looks like a cross between Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, and Elton John. There's still no mistaking it's Lady Gaga. What are the key elements of your brand? How would you complete this sentence: "There goes a woman who ____________________." Fill in the blank with the words you want people to use to describe you.
3. Focus on what you do best. Branding and gimmicks only go so far. You've got to have the goods. Lady Gaga is a great songwriter, singer and performer. What are the two or three things you do best and how can you parlay them into more money, job satisfaction, recognition or anything else that's important to you?
4. Express your gratitude -- publicly when possible. At every opportunity during her appearance on the Today Show Lady Gaga thanked the people who contributed to her success. She even sent pizza over to the die-hard fans who spent the night on the street waiting for a good spot to watch the concert. When was the last time you either publicly or privately thanked those who helped you get to where you are? The best way to ensure future support is to positively reinforce past support.
5. Be strategic. You can bet that everything Lady Gaga does, says, or wears is part of a strategic plan to market her brand. Clearly, it's working. You need to have your own strategic plan in place to achieve your goals. Being strategic means you think about where you are, where you want to be and how you're going to get from one place to the other. Write it down. Talk to trusted friends and colleagues about it. Then be certain to act in ways that are deliberate and strategic.
1. Do the unexpected. Lady Gaga's choice of an opening song was so unexpected it got my attention. What might you do that is unexpected, yet within the realm of acceptability for your corporate culture, that would cause others to pay closer attention to you, your ideas or your product? Doing the same things, in the same way -- no matter how valuable -- can cause you to be overlooked in the long-run.
2. Craft your brand. We're all brands. There's a word on the street about all of us. It's what people say about us when we leave a room or hang up the phone. Lady Gaga shows us that a clearly defined brand is a memorable brand.
OK, so she looks like a cross between Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, and Elton John. There's still no mistaking it's Lady Gaga. What are the key elements of your brand? How would you complete this sentence: "There goes a woman who ____________________." Fill in the blank with the words you want people to use to describe you.
3. Focus on what you do best. Branding and gimmicks only go so far. You've got to have the goods. Lady Gaga is a great songwriter, singer and performer. What are the two or three things you do best and how can you parlay them into more money, job satisfaction, recognition or anything else that's important to you?
4. Express your gratitude -- publicly when possible. At every opportunity during her appearance on the Today Show Lady Gaga thanked the people who contributed to her success. She even sent pizza over to the die-hard fans who spent the night on the street waiting for a good spot to watch the concert. When was the last time you either publicly or privately thanked those who helped you get to where you are? The best way to ensure future support is to positively reinforce past support.
5. Be strategic. You can bet that everything Lady Gaga does, says, or wears is part of a strategic plan to market her brand. Clearly, it's working. You need to have your own strategic plan in place to achieve your goals. Being strategic means you think about where you are, where you want to be and how you're going to get from one place to the other. Write it down. Talk to trusted friends and colleagues about it. Then be certain to act in ways that are deliberate and strategic.
Flashback: St. Jerome's
Selected pics from LadyGaga.net's flashback album of Stef G and Starlight hitting the stage at our now favorite NY bar St. Jerome's (belonging to Luc Carl).
Punk Rock in the Studio
I try not to be one to simply fawn over G's excessive awesomeness, but she then she posted this simply punk-rock beautiful pic of herself in the studio with Fernando Garibay (sporting a Motley Crue shirt)... can you resist obsessing?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Hall of Fame v. Hit Record
According to MTV , and Gaga's Twitter, G skipped out on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame to write a hit record.
"I wrote a #1 record in Cleveland," she told her throngs of little monsters, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, adding that she had skipped a private tour of the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to work on the song in her tour bus recording studio.
Earlier in the day, she took to her Twitter account to proclaim the same thing, writing, "Emerging from studio coma. Voted no visit to RockNRoll Hall of Fame, rather write a hit that puts me in it."
"I wrote a #1 record in Cleveland," she told her throngs of little monsters, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, adding that she had skipped a private tour of the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to work on the song in her tour bus recording studio.
Earlier in the day, she took to her Twitter account to proclaim the same thing, writing, "Emerging from studio coma. Voted no visit to RockNRoll Hall of Fame, rather write a hit that puts me in it."
Thursday, July 15, 2010
More on Today Performance
Wondering where Gaga fit this getup into her Rockafeller Plaza performance? Me too. That's why I did some epic stalking to find out. Turns out this number didn't fit in before the black Madonna romper or even after the final performance of Teeth.
The set list sticks to 5 with 2 outfits....so where did these pics come from?
According to NBC New York:
Lady Gaga first stepped out at about 6:40 a.m. Friday amid roaring applause for a quick rehearsal. Donning a Madonna-esque black corsette with black fishnet stockings and her trademark shoes, the 24-year-old sensation rose above the crowd in an elevated machine surrounded by smoke and gave thrilled Gaga-ites one of her best renditions of "Bad Romance."
In addition, the site reports the first fans to wait in line for Gaga:
Kevin Acevedo, 17, trekked in from Clifton, N.J., with his cousin, brother and his brother’s girlfriend to get the first spot in the line at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to watch the Fame Monster perform on the TODAY Show’s summer concert series. Acevedo and his posse didn’t sleep all night.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Update on Teacup
So, as I expected, my speculations were a little outlandish.
According to GagaFace (whose speculations are a little outlandish, too, may I add!), a fan gave our lady the teacup after her last show.
In the same report (in poorly translated Polish), GagaFace outs that G's planned perfume line will be titled "She" for women, "He" for men, and "It" for everyone in between. The only other news out for the perfume is that A) It will smell unusual and B) it may smell like blood (ShowStudio 10/13, 6:30 mark).
According to GagaFace (whose speculations are a little outlandish, too, may I add!), a fan gave our lady the teacup after her last show.
In the same report (in poorly translated Polish), GagaFace outs that G's planned perfume line will be titled "She" for women, "He" for men, and "It" for everyone in between. The only other news out for the perfume is that A) It will smell unusual and B) it may smell like blood (ShowStudio 10/13, 6:30 mark).
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Gaga's Album Title?!?!
Ok, so I know this is REALLY premature, BUT. Here's my speculation.
It's known that an unreleased Gaga song is called "Whore" by some fans. It's rumored that one of the songs on her next album is called "Fetish." Gaga has stated next album will be about her spirituality, though we know that Gaga uses a very very loose interpretation of the word "about" that means more "is inspired by." So, we shouldn't expect songs about angels and ambition turned religion and shit.
Finally, Gaga has said she will reveal the title of her next album in a twitpic (though she proclaimed in Rolling Stone she'd like to get it tattooed to herself and show it around New Years).
I am wayyyyyy speculating, but I think the new album is titled "Whore" and that she has gotten so excited about the reaction to "You and I" that she can't hold it in any longer. She listens to the unreleased record every night before her shows. She spills to reporters since she can't to anyone else. I think this is a tease. I think she wants us all to be tricked and look back and say "Ah! The Gagaloo is soo slick, showing us before we thought we were supposed to know."
So. That's my prediction.
Let's see what happens.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Loo Finds Peace on Lennon's Piano
Despite hiding from the Paparazzi on June 8, Gagaloo had an epic Thursday.
The Mistress of Pop visited the house of her idol, John Lennon, and played on his family piano.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
No Dada Monster, Apparently
While I had suspected that "cool Nebraska guy" of You and I fame was Matty Dada, it seems the blogosphere has other ideas.
According to Access Hollywood, the singer based her first album (likely The Fame and not Red and Blue) on her relationship with Luc Carl.
People reports:
Carl and Gaga, 24, split a few years ago – but the pair started dating again a couple of weeks ago, says a source. Last month, in fact, the couple went public with their romance, attending a New York Mets game together.
"Gaga's first album is entirely about their relationship and her latest song, 'You and I,' is about how they got back together," adds the source. "They've been in love for a while."
The Frisky gives us the top 5 things we need to know about her new/old boyfriend.
1. Luc is 29 and hails from Omaha, Nebraska, though he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. On his MySpace profile, his About Me section reads, “Got slicked black hair Skin tight jeans Cadillac car And a teenage dream.” Who he’s looking for? “Blonde. ridiculously expensive perfume. 6” heels.” Sounds like Gaga to us. [MySpace]
2. Not shockingly, Luc is a musician, DJ, and club promoter. He’s also an author. His book, The Drunk Diet: A Memoir By Luc Carl will evidently be out in 2011. On his website, the book as described as “memoirs of a year in which he went from being an out of shape, bloated a**hole, to the sexiest, most delightful man on the planet.” [Drunk Diet]
3. Luc is apparently a runner, certified personal trainer, and semi-pro bowler. And he owns two bars—St. Jerome’s and Welcome to the Johnsons in New York City—and sometimes works as a bartender. [MySpace, Drunk Diet]
4. Supposedly, Lady Gaga’s first album is all about her romance with Luc. Ditto for her latest tune, “You and I.” In it she sings, “It’s been a long time but I’m back in town/ But this time I’m not leaving without you.” [People]
5. Luc sometimes spells his name with an umlaut. As in, Lüc.
These facts kind of straight-up prove "You and I" is a word-for-word description of their rocky romance. Omaha? Likes heels? Bartender?
Is he good enough for Loo?
Monsters debate on her discussion board, but I'd like to think he's the guy that gave her some rough love and his brown eyes before they lost each other when she tried for fame to impress him (paparazzi for anyone following this track run-down) rather than the negative love she left because he said she'd never become anything.
Though, those men seem to be one and the same according to the hardcore reporting I've been doing the past hour. Gaga says in You and I she couldn't listen to rock and roll after leaving him, which coincides with her comments in interviews that she stopped playing rock after leaving the guy that gave her her greatest heartbreak.
One monster sides with Lüc, explaining he probably did tell her she'd be nothing, but that it was likely during a break-up fight and he said things he didn't really mean in order to stop her from leaving.
Another suggests maybe You and I is another exorcism of her past monsters and that they may not be together but have been able to move on to a good place of friendship, like her and Dada did.
LilPhilosopher puts it well: "I was thinking the other day that maybe her song doesn't mean she wants Luc back. Maybe it means that when her next true love comes around, she's not gonna let him go. "This time I'm not leaving without you." I know gaga broke up with him on the day she shot the video for Just Dance, but I don't know a lot of the details. Either way, I know gaga will do what is best for herself. She seems good lately, getting back into her rocknroll roots."
And, to be honest, his blog is fucking hilarious.
According to Access Hollywood, the singer based her first album (likely The Fame and not Red and Blue) on her relationship with Luc Carl.
People reports:
Carl and Gaga, 24, split a few years ago – but the pair started dating again a couple of weeks ago, says a source. Last month, in fact, the couple went public with their romance, attending a New York Mets game together."Gaga's first album is entirely about their relationship and her latest song, 'You and I,' is about how they got back together," adds the source. "They've been in love for a while."
The Frisky gives us the top 5 things we need to know about her new/old boyfriend.
1. Luc is 29 and hails from Omaha, Nebraska, though he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. On his MySpace profile, his About Me section reads, “Got slicked black hair Skin tight jeans Cadillac car And a teenage dream.” Who he’s looking for? “Blonde. ridiculously expensive perfume. 6” heels.” Sounds like Gaga to us. [MySpace]
2. Not shockingly, Luc is a musician, DJ, and club promoter. He’s also an author. His book, The Drunk Diet: A Memoir By Luc Carl will evidently be out in 2011. On his website, the book as described as “memoirs of a year in which he went from being an out of shape, bloated a**hole, to the sexiest, most delightful man on the planet.” [Drunk Diet]
3. Luc is apparently a runner, certified personal trainer, and semi-pro bowler. And he owns two bars—St. Jerome’s and Welcome to the Johnsons in New York City—and sometimes works as a bartender. [MySpace, Drunk Diet]
4. Supposedly, Lady Gaga’s first album is all about her romance with Luc. Ditto for her latest tune, “You and I.” In it she sings, “It’s been a long time but I’m back in town/ But this time I’m not leaving without you.” [People]
5. Luc sometimes spells his name with an umlaut. As in, Lüc.
These facts kind of straight-up prove "You and I" is a word-for-word description of their rocky romance. Omaha? Likes heels? Bartender?
You and I's lyrics:
It’s been a long time since I came around.
It’s been a long time but I’m back in town
And this time I’m not leaving without you.
You taste like whiskey when you kiss me oooh
I’d give up anything again to be your baby doll.
Yeah this time I’m not leaving without you.
You said sit back down where you belong
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on.
Sit back down on the couch where we
Made love for the first time
And you said to me,
There’s something, something about this place.
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face.
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy.
Yeah something about
Baby you and I.
It's been two years since I let you go,
I couldn't listened to a joke or rock n roll
And muscle cars drove a truck right through my heart.
On my Birthday you sang me "A Heart of Gold"
With a guitar humming and overload.
This time I'm not leaving without you ooh.
You said sit back down where you belong
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on
Sit back down on the couch where we
Made love for the first time and you said to me,
There’s something, something about this place
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy
Is he good enough for Loo?
Monsters debate on her discussion board, but I'd like to think he's the guy that gave her some rough love and his brown eyes before they lost each other when she tried for fame to impress him (paparazzi for anyone following this track run-down) rather than the negative love she left because he said she'd never become anything.
Though, those men seem to be one and the same according to the hardcore reporting I've been doing the past hour. Gaga says in You and I she couldn't listen to rock and roll after leaving him, which coincides with her comments in interviews that she stopped playing rock after leaving the guy that gave her her greatest heartbreak.
One monster sides with Lüc, explaining he probably did tell her she'd be nothing, but that it was likely during a break-up fight and he said things he didn't really mean in order to stop her from leaving.
Another suggests maybe You and I is another exorcism of her past monsters and that they may not be together but have been able to move on to a good place of friendship, like her and Dada did.
LilPhilosopher puts it well: "I was thinking the other day that maybe her song doesn't mean she wants Luc back. Maybe it means that when her next true love comes around, she's not gonna let him go. "This time I'm not leaving without you." I know gaga broke up with him on the day she shot the video for Just Dance, but I don't know a lot of the details. Either way, I know gaga will do what is best for herself. She seems good lately, getting back into her rocknroll roots."
And, to be honest, his blog is fucking hilarious.
Gaga's Latest Accomplishment: Traitor/Spy
U.S. soldier Bradley Manning allegedly stole more than 150,000 Pentagon secrets on a CD disguised as a The Fame Monster. The Private First Class supposedly "hummed and lip-synched Lady Gaga tunes as he downloaded classified information onto the disc" (UPI).
Makes for a great addition to Gaga's resume, though...
Makes for a great addition to Gaga's resume, though...
Loo's Looks
Lady Gaga Looks
Nice collection of photos. Simple, but good for stalkers-in-training.
Speaking of stalkers-in-training, I dedicate this post to Susannah (my sole follower! hooray!)
Nice collection of photos. Simple, but good for stalkers-in-training.
Speaking of stalkers-in-training, I dedicate this post to Susannah (my sole follower! hooray!)
Not Rain Nor Sleet Nor Snow Nor Hail
Gagaloop strutted her stuff in NYC yesterday on Today, despite a medium-sized drizzle on the plaza.
The Today Show reported a record number of fans (20,000) that showed for the free concert.
Loo tweeted earlier: My little monster sweeties are already camped outside today show! I love u! Will be sending u pizza and water all day! And a suprise 2moro! May NY watch over u, + may u sleep smiling under the stars. Amen
And, as expected, she lived up to her promise.
Her set list "opened with the Gershwin classic 'Someone to Watch Over Me'" (The Envelope) and included "Bad Romance," "You And I," "Alejandro" and a special treat in her performance of "Teeth!"
The surprise Gaga mentioned in her tweet, though, is the revelation that "You and I" is not just another B-Side, but rather a preview of the next album. She told the world yesterday that it is the sole rock and roll bonus (a la Speechless) on her album to be released near February 2011.
The Today Show reported a record number of fans (20,000) that showed for the free concert.
Loo tweeted earlier: My little monster sweeties are already camped outside today show! I love u! Will be sending u pizza and water all day! And a suprise 2moro! May NY watch over u, + may u sleep smiling under the stars. Amen
And, as expected, she lived up to her promise.
Her set list "opened with the Gershwin classic 'Someone to Watch Over Me'" (The Envelope) and included "Bad Romance," "You And I," "Alejandro" and a special treat in her performance of "Teeth!"
The surprise Gaga mentioned in her tweet, though, is the revelation that "You and I" is not just another B-Side, but rather a preview of the next album. She told the world yesterday that it is the sole rock and roll bonus (a la Speechless) on her album to be released near February 2011.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Stalking To-Do List
23yr old Monster Denise Kuan redefines obsession (in a way I am completely jealous of) in her blog/website EveryDayGaga.com. She graces her fans with self-portraits in her handmade Glasonbury dress...doing chores around her home.
Denise totally got a new follower today!
Denise totally got a new follower today!
Anime Eyes A New Teen Fad
...though blindness may ensue.
According to TG Daily, the lenses are illegal to produce in the United States. Gaga's big-ass eyes in Bad Romance were likely computer generated, TG speculates.
Either way, that doesn't matter to preteens around the US of A who would prefer blind-awesomeness to vision and sub-par coolness.
According to TG Daily, the lenses are illegal to produce in the United States. Gaga's big-ass eyes in Bad Romance were likely computer generated, TG speculates.Either way, that doesn't matter to preteens around the US of A who would prefer blind-awesomeness to vision and sub-par coolness.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Finally, ShowStudio Transcript
It took me a while to get on my game, but if you are good little monsters, you would have already gotten this.
Gaga Live, the Transcript.
Alexander Fury: SHOWstudio.com is a fashion website, first and foremost - Lady Gaga, we have asked you to be the ninth participant in our series of In Camera interviews because, more than any other contemporary musician, your work feels inextricably connected to fashion. What function does fashion serve for you? Do you use it to underline your musical themes, or is it another outlet for a different type of creative expression? - Asked by Alexander Fury, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03
Lady Gaga: It's all of the above, but I think more importantly on a cultural level I think music and fashion have always mirrored each other as part of a creative context. They cannot be separate. I need fashion for my music, and I need music for my fashion.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03
Alexander Fury: You are such an inspiration, from what you wear to how you sing. But where do you get your inspiration from? - Asked by Ricky White , New York, New York. / Laura Bowery, Merseyside / Alexander Gray, Massachusetts / Allie johnson, Columbus, GA / Lorna Leigh, Portsmouth UK / Sunny, France / Tudor, Romania / Marie-Helene, Canada / Alana, Sanatana-AP / Aurie Akers, Arkansas / Tondo, Slovakia, Martin
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:08
Lady Gaga: From capital HIM. I think there are two different kinds of artists. People who need to be plugged into a cultural movement, in music, fashion or the latest fishing techniques. But I think for some of us - and I would perhaps say the same about my friend Nick Knight - it's a much more innate gift. A much more spiritual experience. We don't have to be plugged into a particular movement to be part of it. It's transcendent, it's an inspiration that we're born with. To be perfectly honest, right now my biggest inspirations are my fans. I feel they subconsciously submit their freedom and love and joy into me. It's almost like we have our own little spiritual connection separate from anything else.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:09
Alexander Fury: Did Rainer Maria Rilke's theory that artists should not accept criticism help you stay determined when you were starting out? - Asked by Meadhbh Nic Nuadhait, Ireland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10
Lady Gaga: Yes. I love Rilke, it's no secret that I live my life in almost utter submission to him. I think it's important to be objective about your own work, and it's important what I've learned from Warhol to use the people around you to feed your creativity. If you have an incessant need for validation from an outside place, that's when criticism can be detrimental and even life-changing. You don't want the world to dictate your work, you want to be a funnel. In short, I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10
Alexander Fury: Do you find it difficult to deal with negative criticism in the media? - Asked by Heather Hunter, Virginia, United States / Jessica Hebert, Lafayette, LA
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11
Lady Gaga: No. It can always be personal, because my work is personal. But you have to believe in yourself and what you're doing, and almost refuse criticism and negativity. It's like the wrong organ was given to you in an operation. You've got to reject it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11
Alexander Fury: Your little monsters know that when you began your career in New York City, the music you were making and playing was sonically very different from the music you make now. What was the shift for you? Why did you decide to start making dance music? - Asked by Perez Hilton, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13
Lady Gaga: I started out when I was very young, playing classical music when I was four. When I turned eleven that's when I started to write pop music, and I wrote jazz, and I got into ragtime. Then I got into sort of folky jam music, Bob Dylan, and then I got into Queen and Bowie. And then disco. It was my intellectual evolution, and my love of music started to change and form. When I was living downtown alone I was able to look into myself and ask myself if I must create music. And I must! And if I must, why? I resigned myself to make the kind of music I wanted to listen to, what I thought was great - what I thought would be groundbreaking where I was living. Indie music was the norm in New York, and pop music was seen to be corporate. And in true Gaga fashion, I decided to make pop music in a town where there was none.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13
Alexander Fury: Your fans do so much for you, from rallying together to vote you to the top of the charts to holding mass requesting sessions on radio stations. Why do you think so many little monsters care and support you the way that they do? — Asked by Farrah Marie, Santa Barbara, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15
Lady Gaga: I don't know. I feel so blessed, it's so unexplainable the love that I feel for my fans and how they treat me. The videos, the notes, the artworks - the other day I spent hours reading through all this and raving about how talented and lovely my fans are. Love is a symbiotic thing, especially when it's real. Perhaps it's just very real - I put love into my fans, and they give love to me, and we continue to give love back and forth forever.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15
Alexander Fury: Traditionally pop stars engage in one-way communication with their fans, but your relationship with your "little monsters" is more like a digital conversation: is this a conscious or instinctual gesture? — Asked by Vikram Alexei Kansara, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:18
Lady Gaga: Instinctual. I am the way I want to be with my fans. We have a very special and honest relationship. It's almost comical to talk about. Just the other day, I revealed to my fans that my grandpa was sick, and the next day I went to say hello to my fans on Twitter and saw there were all of these lovely messages from them. That has nothing to do with my music or my clothes, that's just pure friendship. My new album that I'm creating, that is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy. My fans protect me, it's now my destiny to protect them.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:19
Alexander Fury: If you were able to travel through time where would you go – backwards or forwards and why?
- Asked by John Galliano, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22
Lady Gaga: My first instinct is to say to go to the past, because I would love to experience and see all that has influenced and shaped my vocabulary. However, I will decline the past, I would say if I had to choose I would go to the future. The reason is quite selfish: because Alexander McQueen used to say, you must never look back, you must always be going forwards. I would go to the future - selfishly - to feed my work and make me a better artist, to crate more forward-thinking, innovative, magical and poetic work, like he did.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22
Alexander Fury: Your looks are so extreme. Is this a reaction to something? Are you questioning or altering the status quo of women's style? - Asked by Mario Testino, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:24
Lady Gaga: Yes. Yes I am. I am a feminist. I reject wholeheartedly the way we are taught to perceive women. The beauty of women, how a woman should act or behave. Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once. There is something mind-controlling about the way we're taught to view women. My work, both visually and musically, is a rejection of all those things. And most importantly a quest. It's exciting because all avant-garde clothing and music and lyrics that at one time were considered shocking or unacceptable are now trendy. Perhaps we can make women's rights trendy. Strength, feminism, security, the wisdom of the woman. Let's make that trendy.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:25
Alexander Fury: What is the process by which you and stylist Nicola Formichetti put together an outfit? - Asked by Jordan, Louisiana.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26
Lady Gaga: Nicola!! It's really easy. He's one of my best friends, and Nicola knows exactly who I am as a musician, an artist and a girl. And the whole Haus of Gaga works together - Matthew has been creating clothes for me for years We have a cigarette and whiskey and look through racks of clothing and then go. It's organic, there's no pretense or preconception.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26
Alexander Fury: What are your favourite and least favourite outfits we created together? - Asked by Nicola Formichetti, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30
Lady Gaga: My favourite? That's quite a difficult question! One of my favourites was the red McQueen lace archive dress, and the tall red crown for the MTV Video Music Awards. My favourite that we made was the performance outfit that bled on its own - it was such a strong statement about clothing being alive, it lives and breathes. That was incredible. The least favourite... I don't have one! You're amazing Nicola, you always nail it. No regrets. We've done so much together, it's difficult to say my favourite and least favourite. It's like saying I don't like my arm!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30
Alexander Fury: Can you describe your style in one word? - Asked by Paulette Wilson, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31
Lady Gaga: Free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31
Alexander Fury: What do you like about wearing a hat? - Asked by Philip Treacy, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Lady Gaga: It is a nice barrier. The bigger the better. The more interesting and outrageous the better. For me it keeps the devil away. I always like when I have a hat that's big enough to keep people away at pretentious parties. It's protection. It's a sense of home away from home. But what I like about a Philip Treacy hat is that they're like nobody else's.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Alexander Fury: What do you think hats can do for you that clothes can't? - Asked by Stephen Jones, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Lady Gaga: They protect me in a different way. A social canopy, a hat is a social canopy. I love Stephen Jones too!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Alexander Fury: Is there one observation you have made about the zeitgeist that has gotten the most powerful reaction from people? - Asked by Marcus, Sydney.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:36
Lady Gaga: A few. One being the hair-bow, and the second being 'Bad Romance' at the end of the Alexander McQueen show, and then the clothing in the video, and that show becoming what is sadly now known to be his crescendo. I wish it wasn't as powerful as it's become. I wouldn't say it was necessarily a zeitgeist moment, it's more destiny.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:37
Alexander Fury: If you could be anyone else for a day who would you trade places with and what you do in their place? - Asked by Jefferson Hack, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38
Lady Gaga: I would be Iman! She's my friend, I can say that. I'd do whatever Iman does in a day. That's probably the most selfish answer I could give! What a fabulous woman.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38
Alexander Fury: Kurt Vonnegut once said that humans have been telling fantastic stories from the beginning of the time, and that the drama found in such stories is something we constantly try to emulate in our own lives. With your music and aesthetic, are you another fantastic story-teller, or are you showing us what real life can be? - Asked by Nabil Azadi, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39
Lady Gaga: Both. I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39
Alexander Fury: What would you call the movie about your life? - Asked by Jonas Åkerlund, Sweden.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40
Lady Gaga: Born This Way.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40
Alexander Fury: Warhol is such a big influence in your work, and Madonna is as well. How is it having a personal relationship with her now? After all she did know Warhol, and I think we can state he's your biggest influence. Meeting you for 1 minute was so surreal (you gave me an autograph after a concert.) I can't even imagine having a personal relationship with someone I adore so much. How do you feel when someone not only so iconic, but also such a big personal influence, is suddenly an accessible person? - Asked by Laurent James, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46
Lady Gaga: Madonna is a wonderful wonderful person. She is so full of the most wonderful freedom and spirit, and is so kind. Working with her has always been very exciting and very fun. We have shared some wonderful honest moments together. She comes to my shows, I've asked her questions, she give me advice. It's been my experience in the industry that I've connected on a much deeper level with the more iconic and legendary people that I have admired, and not with any of my contemporaries. The one things the legends all; have in common are that they are the nicest human beings I have ever met. As a segway from knowing, and meeting and loving Madonna it has allowed me to meet amazing, wonderful iconic people. By meeting these people, I have discovered myself. My freedom. My security. Myself.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46
Alexander Fury: Who creates limits? - Asked by Marina Abramovic, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51
Lady Gaga: We do. We create our own limits. I am a huge fan of Marina Abramovic. She is a limitless human being! She is so incredible! I went to see her exhibit at MOMA and she is limitless. I look at her, and she is so free. It's when you are around someone like Marina when you realise she is so boundless. I think we are the ones who create our limits.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51
Alexander Fury: Name one song when it comes on the radio you sing along to, but you are embarrassed that you like it, so nobody knows? - Asked by Quentin Tarantino, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52
Lady Gaga: That Taylor Swift song - 'You Belong To Me' - I sing it so loud, and I'm so embarrassed! Because I sing it so loud. But it's a great song!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52
Alexander Fury: What do you think is the biggest misconception about you? - Asked by Ethan, Fort Worth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:54
Lady Gaga: That I'm a character. Or that Gaga is separate from Stefani. We are one and the same, there is no difference. I am exactly who I say I am, and I am exactly who you say I am.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:55
Alexander Fury: Let's talk about the discrepancy between your private and public lives. Where is the line? When is the precise second when it switches? Do you feel the need to take a deep breath and do the thing, or does it always feel like you're on stage? - Asked by Hedi Slimane, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Lady Gaga: There's two parts to that question. The first part, the discrepancy between private and public life: I believe as an artist, being private in public is at the core of the aesthetic, the message. However, I profusely lie about my personal relationships in an effort to protect that aesthetic and that message. Today people are distracted by unimportant things - like what my diet is, or who I'm fucking. The second part of the question said when is the precise moment when it switches: I would like to be able to say when there's a dick inside me it switches. But it doesn't always. I do sometimes feel that I'm on a stage all the time, and I do feel that life is a stage for my art. When I'm dancing, singing, making breakfast. But there is a moment of freedom, when the stage disappears: when I cry. On stage, off stage, alone or with someone. There's something very honest about that. It has nothing to do with taking off a wig or smearing my lipstick. It doesn't even have anything to do about whether I have an orgasm. It's much deeper than that.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Alexander Fury: What did you wear to your prom? - Asked by Surabhi, India.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Lady Gaga: I wore a black carwash dress. It was made out of chiffon, wrapped around like a black tube dress. It was very very shot and had black strips at the bottom, like a carwash. Then it faded into grey. It was great. I think it was $300, it was so expensive.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:01
Alexander Fury: How did your old classmates and teachers react to the fact that you're now one of the most popular people in the world? - Asked by Korin, Israel.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:07
Lady Gaga: My classmates, I don't really speak to all of them. My closest girlfriends are wonderful and haven't changed a bit. As for the school... that has been a bit more of a sad experience. The teachers have been wonderful - the nuns are lovely, and the English teachers and the head of the school were wild feminists and instilled wonderful values in us. The teachers are the best, and the most wonderful, brilliant teachers. They are truly magical. I have nothing bad to say about the school, but I will say I've been really sad about some of the things that have happened with my high school, because my sister goes there and my family worked so hard. My parents were not rich, they spent every dollar they had for my sister and I to go to the most wonderful, expensive private school they could afford, to have opportunities they didn't have. I suppose in an attempt to also say something about religion, as a Catholic school I have been put off by the very un-Catholic way they have responded to my success. It's not even disappointing, it's sad. My family gave up many things, so my sister and I could have a wonderful education. There is such a diluted sense of religion and what is right - perhaps the school's just not what it used to be. It makes me very very sad.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:08
Alexander Fury: You always knew you wanted to be famous. What is the most unexpected part of that - the thing you never accounted for or imagined? - Asked by Ari Emanuel, Los Angeles, California / Jorge, Lisbon
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:09
Lady Gaga: The love I feel for my fans, the love that they have given to me. It's so precious, you can't even imagine it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:10
Alexander Fury: How has your fame affected your relationships with your friends and family, if at all? - Asked by Jennifer, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:13
Lady Gaga: It's hard on people. At one point I was slightly insensitive about it, as I am very unaware of my fame. I had arguments with my parents - it was hard for everyone. I don't want my parents of my friends to be incessantly asked about me. It's difficult but we made it through. Part of that as that I started to grow up a little bit and understand how my career has affected the people I love, and be quite objective about it. I'm still very much just an Italian girl from New York who is trying to follow the spotlight. We made it through, it's good now! Your real friends, the real people that you love are still there.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:14
Alexander Fury: Do you ever wish that you weren't famous? - Asked by Star, Pittsburgh, PA. / Bryce, Houston, TX
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16
Lady Gaga: I've always been famous - just nobody knew about it. Fame is on the inside. I guess you can say 'The Fame' is something I've always felt and want my fans to feel. Do I wish I wasn't famous today? No. I do wish sometimes I had more privacy, but there are sacrifices that you make. The trade off is that if I wasn't famous I wouldn't have my little monsters and I would never give that up for anything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16
Alexander Fury: You are seen as super-ballistic space-age modern but what do you feel about the dress of past centuries as a basis for your costumes? - Asked by Colin McDowell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17
Lady Gaga: The MTV performance outfit was futuristic but quite romantic. A knowledge of what has been done before is very important. it's important to know the past - but it's important to be original. I'm still working on it - if you get one really good original moment in your whole career, you're solid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17
Alexander Fury: What is the craziest outfit you've seen worn by one of your monsters at The Monster Ball? - Asked by Jordan Holloway, Morgantown, WV.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:18
Lady Gaga: They're all so great! They get all dressed up and sometimes it's so distracting! One of my favourites - which was quite committed - this boy came dressed as Kermit the Frog. I guess he wanted me to think my boyfriend was in the audience, as that's when I was dating Kermit. He was so committed - it was so hot! There have been so many, they're all amazing - I couldn't possibly choose one, they're all so wonderful! But he really suffered for his moment.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Alexander Fury: What is the one thing that you hope your fans take away from you as a person, and your music? - Asked by Kristin Fritz, Minnesota.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Lady Gaga: I want them to love themselves. If I could for a moment just inspire you to love yourself, that would be worth everything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Alexander Fury: What is the most obnoxious thing a male fan has ever done or said to you? - Asked by Edison Chen, China.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21
Lady Gaga: Never obnoxious! I quite enjoy when fans are waiting for a very long time, and then say 'I have been waiting for ages and I need you to sign seven CD's and have a photo' - like 'I'm a good fan!' I've never really had an obnoxious fan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21
Alexander Fury: Is there ever a time you feel scared of your monsters? - Asked by Brenda Jam, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22
Lady Gaga: Not often. I would say 99.9 infinity percent, I am not afraid. But every once in a while, there is a very extra-troubled fan that really wants to see or speak to me. I've actually before contacted parents and told them I thought their little monster needed some help, and attention, and love. So no, I'm not afraid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22
Alexander Fury: What is your favourite monster (literally 'monster', not referring to her fans), favourite animal in folklore or mythology, and favourite scary story?
- Asked by Takashi Murakami, Japan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24
Lady Gaga: I guess one of my favourite monsters is the Angler Fish - a real monster from my childhood. My favourite from mythology is the unicorn. I love the unicorn. My favourite scary story is the one that I'm going to dream about tomorrow night.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24
Alexander Fury: Do you believe in God?
- Asked by Tatin, Hongkong.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25
Lady Gaga: Yes. And the Devil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25
Alexander Fury: My favorite tattoo of yours is "Tokyo Love". What will your next tattoo be and where on your body will it be?
- Asked by Matthew Williams, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27
Lady Gaga: I don't know. I want to get one that says 'Born This Way' and one that says 'Free Bitch', I think. But I'm not quite sure.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27
Alexander Fury: How did you feel playing face-to-face with Elton John at the 2010 Grammies?
- Asked by Raquel Zimmermann, New York / Megan, Glasgow / Whitney , Wilmington NC / Catherine, Perth
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29
Lady Gaga: I felt so happy, and so joyful, and so grateful! You can really see it on my face in that performance that I was just so happy. It was a transition at that point, where I was beginning to build friendships with these people I admire so much. It was like the Berlin Wall falling. I felt a lot freer after that. I felt very free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29
Alexander Fury: Who would you love to duet with dead or alive?
- Asked by Naomi Campbell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30
Lady Gaga: With you Naomi! I would have loved to do a duet with Judy Garland. I would have loved to have known her. John Lennon. David Bowie! And Nick Knight, but we do lots of duets together!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30
Alexander Fury: Is there a song you would not sing?
- Asked by Nick Knight, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:31
Lady Gaga: Yes. I wouldn't sing anything hateful, or violent in a hate-producing kind of way. I'm fascinated by war and violence, but I would not sing a hateful song.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:32
Alexander Fury: What thing(s) do you feel you have left to achieve? You worked hard to become this sensation and your face, name, music and performances - right down to the make-up - are iconic and mimicked by other singers. How do you perceive your celebrity presentation and how will you evolve? Where will you be in 5 years?
- Asked by Stevie Wilson, Los Angeles
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35
Lady Gaga: I have zero perception of my celebrity presentation. I hope to not be a celebrity, I hope I am perceived as separate from the idea of celebrity. I hope I am perceived as important, and loving, and peaceful, and enigmatic. I hope - even more - that I am perceived as good to my fans. I have so much to achieve, I have achieved my fans but I have artistically so much to say and so much to do. Musically, I'm a garden and not a desert. I am so impossibly not finished. I always want to exist in a separate space - a Gaga space, a Monster space - that is impervious to anything else. A cell wall that cannot be penetrated. A safe haven. I want to be relevant and irrelevant, all at once.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35
Alexander Fury: Do you agree with the following statement: Women are crazy vaginas?
- Asked by Bret Easton Ellis, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:36
Lady Gaga: No. That's too general. And every vagina feels different.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:37
Alexander Fury: What's the nerdiest thing you've ever done?
- Asked by Spencer, Nampa.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38
Lady Gaga: I am very nerdy every day. I don't know if I can even find a way to separate one out. Right now the Haus of Gaga and I are in the middle of trying to extract the effect the smell of blood have on people. We really want to know.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38
Alexander Fury: If you decided to have children what would you call them?
- Asked by Kate Moss, London / Marécaux Céline, Belgium / Madison Logan, Beaufort, South Carolina / Liam R. Findlay, Weymouth, England
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39
Lady Gaga: I like Annabelle, I like Lennon, for a girl, I also like Joey, after my father. And Joanne. And Sophia, after Sophia Loren
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39
Alexander Fury: Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?
- Asked by Aline Macedo, Brazil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42
Lady Gaga: Probably my grandmothers. I suppose you don't really meet your grandmothers, but both my grandmothers are so strong, have been through so much, they are the strongest and most irreplaceable women. And so deeply loved by their husbands as well. And my mother as well. So I would say the trinity of women in my life. My grandmother Angelina, my grandmother Veronica and my mother Cynthia.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42
Alexander Fury: Did you miss having a 'Lady Gaga' in the 90s, while you were a teenager, to be a fan of and to identify with?
- Asked by Raíssa Venticinque, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45
Lady Gaga: No. I suppose I didn't know what a 'Lady Gaga' was. I always knew it was my destiny to be an entertainer, but I was ready to be the new thing. I admired the women I grew up watching, the pop stars - Britney, Christina, Madonna, Blondie and Patti Smith, and Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes. I could go on and on. When I was around 13 I started to listen to older music, like Zepplin, Queen, Pink Floyd. I was much more obsessed with male rock stars - Bowie in particular.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45
Alexander Fury: At the Met, Oprah Winfrey called you some kind of spiritual and cultural leader. How do you feel about that, and what do you do to "uphold" that, as in, do you think of yourself as a role model to younger people and kids?
- Asked by Stephen Gan, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49
Lady Gaga: Yes I do. I appreciate so much that Oprah said that, Oprah is so wonderful, and such an inspiration as well. Things change - I didn't have that much perception of how people viewed me until a point, but then things change. In my next album, I'm much more self-aware of my spiritual and leadership qualities, in the way that any artist is a leader. I don't think that sex and drugs and talking about things openly are wrong or bad, but I think the most terrible thing you can do is be prejudiced. In my career I am most emphatically against prejudice. I guess I would say that it how I lead my fans through my music in that way. I am okay with that responsibility.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49
Alexander Fury: What's one thing even your best friends don't know about you, until now?
- Asked by Javier Peres, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51
Lady Gaga: Probably how much I really miss you, and - I hope you know this - that I would not be where I am today without all of my most wonderful and closest friends.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51
Alexander Fury: What is your attitude towards collaboration with peers in the pop music scene? Is it an idea which scares, excites, or even interests you?
- Asked by Graham Conway, Toronto.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:53
Lady Gaga: At this moment, I don't want to do any collaborations, especially contemporary ones. I want to stand on my own two feet. This new album is my chance to create what in 20 years will be seen as my iconic moment - that's what you should always aim for. Today, collaborations are about appealing to a wider market and gaining radio plays and album sales, above artistic integrity. I collaborated with Beyoncé because I love her. She is my favourite contemporary pop musician.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Alexander Fury: 2pac vs Biggie?
- Asked by Joe '3H' Weinberger, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Lady Gaga: Can I choose both?
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Alexander Fury: What question do you want to be asked? What question has no interviewer ever asked you, but you would like to answer?
- Asked by Jerre, The Netherlands.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55
Lady Gaga: How are you? I rarely get asked that!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55
Alexander Fury: Gaga, I see all these pictures of you getting off a plane in an outfit, a full on head to toe - I want to know how you do it. I cant really picture you in a Virgin sleep suit, but I'm assuming the plane is one place where you can catch up on your sleep - so what happens between the plane and the arrivals lounge?
- Asked by Gareth Pugh, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57
Lady Gaga: I sleep in all my glamorous glory!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57
Alexander Fury: Do you think that the arts can change the future? (for the present that we all seem to be in is certainly not the one I envisaged!)
- Asked by Daphne Guinness, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01
Lady Gaga: I do, I do think that we can change the future with our voices, and with music and with fashion. And I know why she feels that way. I will say so genuinely and authentically Daphne, when I met you, you change my future.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01
Alexander Fury: I'm wondering to what extent your style has been influenced by Isabella Blow and Daphne Guinness? I detect not merely more high fashion in your look, but more English flamboyance.
- Asked by Cathy Horyn, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02
Lady Gaga: Isabella and Daphne are two genius human beings. Women, icons, but so much more than that. They are for me a way to look into myself and examine their lives and who they are in an effort to understand myself better. Isabella is an enormous inspiration and so is Daphne, and I cherish their lives. I cherish them both, as if we were cut from he same cloth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02
Alexander Fury: You are amazing. Instead of being asked a specific question, is there any specific thing that you would like to say to your fans right now?
- Asked by Celeste, Pennsylvania.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:05
Lady Gaga: I would like to say to all my little monsters, who I love so much, that I cannot imagine my life without you, nor can I imagine my future without you. And I sometimes even question how I survived without you, before you. I will forever passionately only serve you. I love you.
Gaga Live, the Transcript.
Alexander Fury: SHOWstudio.com is a fashion website, first and foremost - Lady Gaga, we have asked you to be the ninth participant in our series of In Camera interviews because, more than any other contemporary musician, your work feels inextricably connected to fashion. What function does fashion serve for you? Do you use it to underline your musical themes, or is it another outlet for a different type of creative expression? - Asked by Alexander Fury, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03
Lady Gaga: It's all of the above, but I think more importantly on a cultural level I think music and fashion have always mirrored each other as part of a creative context. They cannot be separate. I need fashion for my music, and I need music for my fashion.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:03
Alexander Fury: You are such an inspiration, from what you wear to how you sing. But where do you get your inspiration from? - Asked by Ricky White , New York, New York. / Laura Bowery, Merseyside / Alexander Gray, Massachusetts / Allie johnson, Columbus, GA / Lorna Leigh, Portsmouth UK / Sunny, France / Tudor, Romania / Marie-Helene, Canada / Alana, Sanatana-AP / Aurie Akers, Arkansas / Tondo, Slovakia, Martin
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:08
Lady Gaga: From capital HIM. I think there are two different kinds of artists. People who need to be plugged into a cultural movement, in music, fashion or the latest fishing techniques. But I think for some of us - and I would perhaps say the same about my friend Nick Knight - it's a much more innate gift. A much more spiritual experience. We don't have to be plugged into a particular movement to be part of it. It's transcendent, it's an inspiration that we're born with. To be perfectly honest, right now my biggest inspirations are my fans. I feel they subconsciously submit their freedom and love and joy into me. It's almost like we have our own little spiritual connection separate from anything else.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:09
Alexander Fury: Did Rainer Maria Rilke's theory that artists should not accept criticism help you stay determined when you were starting out? - Asked by Meadhbh Nic Nuadhait, Ireland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10
Lady Gaga: Yes. I love Rilke, it's no secret that I live my life in almost utter submission to him. I think it's important to be objective about your own work, and it's important what I've learned from Warhol to use the people around you to feed your creativity. If you have an incessant need for validation from an outside place, that's when criticism can be detrimental and even life-changing. You don't want the world to dictate your work, you want to be a funnel. In short, I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:10
Alexander Fury: Do you find it difficult to deal with negative criticism in the media? - Asked by Heather Hunter, Virginia, United States / Jessica Hebert, Lafayette, LA
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11
Lady Gaga: No. It can always be personal, because my work is personal. But you have to believe in yourself and what you're doing, and almost refuse criticism and negativity. It's like the wrong organ was given to you in an operation. You've got to reject it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:11
Alexander Fury: Your little monsters know that when you began your career in New York City, the music you were making and playing was sonically very different from the music you make now. What was the shift for you? Why did you decide to start making dance music? - Asked by Perez Hilton, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13
Lady Gaga: I started out when I was very young, playing classical music when I was four. When I turned eleven that's when I started to write pop music, and I wrote jazz, and I got into ragtime. Then I got into sort of folky jam music, Bob Dylan, and then I got into Queen and Bowie. And then disco. It was my intellectual evolution, and my love of music started to change and form. When I was living downtown alone I was able to look into myself and ask myself if I must create music. And I must! And if I must, why? I resigned myself to make the kind of music I wanted to listen to, what I thought was great - what I thought would be groundbreaking where I was living. Indie music was the norm in New York, and pop music was seen to be corporate. And in true Gaga fashion, I decided to make pop music in a town where there was none.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:13
Alexander Fury: Your fans do so much for you, from rallying together to vote you to the top of the charts to holding mass requesting sessions on radio stations. Why do you think so many little monsters care and support you the way that they do? — Asked by Farrah Marie, Santa Barbara, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15
Lady Gaga: I don't know. I feel so blessed, it's so unexplainable the love that I feel for my fans and how they treat me. The videos, the notes, the artworks - the other day I spent hours reading through all this and raving about how talented and lovely my fans are. Love is a symbiotic thing, especially when it's real. Perhaps it's just very real - I put love into my fans, and they give love to me, and we continue to give love back and forth forever.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:15
Alexander Fury: Traditionally pop stars engage in one-way communication with their fans, but your relationship with your "little monsters" is more like a digital conversation: is this a conscious or instinctual gesture? — Asked by Vikram Alexei Kansara, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:18
Lady Gaga: Instinctual. I am the way I want to be with my fans. We have a very special and honest relationship. It's almost comical to talk about. Just the other day, I revealed to my fans that my grandpa was sick, and the next day I went to say hello to my fans on Twitter and saw there were all of these lovely messages from them. That has nothing to do with my music or my clothes, that's just pure friendship. My new album that I'm creating, that is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy. My fans protect me, it's now my destiny to protect them.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:19
Alexander Fury: If you were able to travel through time where would you go – backwards or forwards and why?
- Asked by John Galliano, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22
Lady Gaga: My first instinct is to say to go to the past, because I would love to experience and see all that has influenced and shaped my vocabulary. However, I will decline the past, I would say if I had to choose I would go to the future. The reason is quite selfish: because Alexander McQueen used to say, you must never look back, you must always be going forwards. I would go to the future - selfishly - to feed my work and make me a better artist, to crate more forward-thinking, innovative, magical and poetic work, like he did.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:22
Alexander Fury: Your looks are so extreme. Is this a reaction to something? Are you questioning or altering the status quo of women's style? - Asked by Mario Testino, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:24
Lady Gaga: Yes. Yes I am. I am a feminist. I reject wholeheartedly the way we are taught to perceive women. The beauty of women, how a woman should act or behave. Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once. There is something mind-controlling about the way we're taught to view women. My work, both visually and musically, is a rejection of all those things. And most importantly a quest. It's exciting because all avant-garde clothing and music and lyrics that at one time were considered shocking or unacceptable are now trendy. Perhaps we can make women's rights trendy. Strength, feminism, security, the wisdom of the woman. Let's make that trendy.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:25
Alexander Fury: What is the process by which you and stylist Nicola Formichetti put together an outfit? - Asked by Jordan, Louisiana.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26
Lady Gaga: Nicola!! It's really easy. He's one of my best friends, and Nicola knows exactly who I am as a musician, an artist and a girl. And the whole Haus of Gaga works together - Matthew has been creating clothes for me for years We have a cigarette and whiskey and look through racks of clothing and then go. It's organic, there's no pretense or preconception.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:26
Alexander Fury: What are your favourite and least favourite outfits we created together? - Asked by Nicola Formichetti, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30
Lady Gaga: My favourite? That's quite a difficult question! One of my favourites was the red McQueen lace archive dress, and the tall red crown for the MTV Video Music Awards. My favourite that we made was the performance outfit that bled on its own - it was such a strong statement about clothing being alive, it lives and breathes. That was incredible. The least favourite... I don't have one! You're amazing Nicola, you always nail it. No regrets. We've done so much together, it's difficult to say my favourite and least favourite. It's like saying I don't like my arm!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:30
Alexander Fury: Can you describe your style in one word? - Asked by Paulette Wilson, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31
Lady Gaga: Free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:31
Alexander Fury: What do you like about wearing a hat? - Asked by Philip Treacy, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Lady Gaga: It is a nice barrier. The bigger the better. The more interesting and outrageous the better. For me it keeps the devil away. I always like when I have a hat that's big enough to keep people away at pretentious parties. It's protection. It's a sense of home away from home. But what I like about a Philip Treacy hat is that they're like nobody else's.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Alexander Fury: What do you think hats can do for you that clothes can't? - Asked by Stephen Jones, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Lady Gaga: They protect me in a different way. A social canopy, a hat is a social canopy. I love Stephen Jones too!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:34
Alexander Fury: Is there one observation you have made about the zeitgeist that has gotten the most powerful reaction from people? - Asked by Marcus, Sydney.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:36
Lady Gaga: A few. One being the hair-bow, and the second being 'Bad Romance' at the end of the Alexander McQueen show, and then the clothing in the video, and that show becoming what is sadly now known to be his crescendo. I wish it wasn't as powerful as it's become. I wouldn't say it was necessarily a zeitgeist moment, it's more destiny.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:37
Alexander Fury: If you could be anyone else for a day who would you trade places with and what you do in their place? - Asked by Jefferson Hack, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38
Lady Gaga: I would be Iman! She's my friend, I can say that. I'd do whatever Iman does in a day. That's probably the most selfish answer I could give! What a fabulous woman.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:38
Alexander Fury: Kurt Vonnegut once said that humans have been telling fantastic stories from the beginning of the time, and that the drama found in such stories is something we constantly try to emulate in our own lives. With your music and aesthetic, are you another fantastic story-teller, or are you showing us what real life can be? - Asked by Nabil Azadi, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39
Lady Gaga: Both. I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:39
Alexander Fury: What would you call the movie about your life? - Asked by Jonas Åkerlund, Sweden.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40
Lady Gaga: Born This Way.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:40
Alexander Fury: Warhol is such a big influence in your work, and Madonna is as well. How is it having a personal relationship with her now? After all she did know Warhol, and I think we can state he's your biggest influence. Meeting you for 1 minute was so surreal (you gave me an autograph after a concert.) I can't even imagine having a personal relationship with someone I adore so much. How do you feel when someone not only so iconic, but also such a big personal influence, is suddenly an accessible person? - Asked by Laurent James, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46
Lady Gaga: Madonna is a wonderful wonderful person. She is so full of the most wonderful freedom and spirit, and is so kind. Working with her has always been very exciting and very fun. We have shared some wonderful honest moments together. She comes to my shows, I've asked her questions, she give me advice. It's been my experience in the industry that I've connected on a much deeper level with the more iconic and legendary people that I have admired, and not with any of my contemporaries. The one things the legends all; have in common are that they are the nicest human beings I have ever met. As a segway from knowing, and meeting and loving Madonna it has allowed me to meet amazing, wonderful iconic people. By meeting these people, I have discovered myself. My freedom. My security. Myself.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:46
Alexander Fury: Who creates limits? - Asked by Marina Abramovic, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51
Lady Gaga: We do. We create our own limits. I am a huge fan of Marina Abramovic. She is a limitless human being! She is so incredible! I went to see her exhibit at MOMA and she is limitless. I look at her, and she is so free. It's when you are around someone like Marina when you realise she is so boundless. I think we are the ones who create our limits.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:51
Alexander Fury: Name one song when it comes on the radio you sing along to, but you are embarrassed that you like it, so nobody knows? - Asked by Quentin Tarantino, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52
Lady Gaga: That Taylor Swift song - 'You Belong To Me' - I sing it so loud, and I'm so embarrassed! Because I sing it so loud. But it's a great song!
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:52
Alexander Fury: What do you think is the biggest misconception about you? - Asked by Ethan, Fort Worth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:54
Lady Gaga: That I'm a character. Or that Gaga is separate from Stefani. We are one and the same, there is no difference. I am exactly who I say I am, and I am exactly who you say I am.
Sunday May 30, 2010 12:55
Alexander Fury: Let's talk about the discrepancy between your private and public lives. Where is the line? When is the precise second when it switches? Do you feel the need to take a deep breath and do the thing, or does it always feel like you're on stage? - Asked by Hedi Slimane, Paris.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Lady Gaga: There's two parts to that question. The first part, the discrepancy between private and public life: I believe as an artist, being private in public is at the core of the aesthetic, the message. However, I profusely lie about my personal relationships in an effort to protect that aesthetic and that message. Today people are distracted by unimportant things - like what my diet is, or who I'm fucking. The second part of the question said when is the precise moment when it switches: I would like to be able to say when there's a dick inside me it switches. But it doesn't always. I do sometimes feel that I'm on a stage all the time, and I do feel that life is a stage for my art. When I'm dancing, singing, making breakfast. But there is a moment of freedom, when the stage disappears: when I cry. On stage, off stage, alone or with someone. There's something very honest about that. It has nothing to do with taking off a wig or smearing my lipstick. It doesn't even have anything to do about whether I have an orgasm. It's much deeper than that.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Alexander Fury: What did you wear to your prom? - Asked by Surabhi, India.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:00
Lady Gaga: I wore a black carwash dress. It was made out of chiffon, wrapped around like a black tube dress. It was very very shot and had black strips at the bottom, like a carwash. Then it faded into grey. It was great. I think it was $300, it was so expensive.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:01
Alexander Fury: How did your old classmates and teachers react to the fact that you're now one of the most popular people in the world? - Asked by Korin, Israel.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:07
Lady Gaga: My classmates, I don't really speak to all of them. My closest girlfriends are wonderful and haven't changed a bit. As for the school... that has been a bit more of a sad experience. The teachers have been wonderful - the nuns are lovely, and the English teachers and the head of the school were wild feminists and instilled wonderful values in us. The teachers are the best, and the most wonderful, brilliant teachers. They are truly magical. I have nothing bad to say about the school, but I will say I've been really sad about some of the things that have happened with my high school, because my sister goes there and my family worked so hard. My parents were not rich, they spent every dollar they had for my sister and I to go to the most wonderful, expensive private school they could afford, to have opportunities they didn't have. I suppose in an attempt to also say something about religion, as a Catholic school I have been put off by the very un-Catholic way they have responded to my success. It's not even disappointing, it's sad. My family gave up many things, so my sister and I could have a wonderful education. There is such a diluted sense of religion and what is right - perhaps the school's just not what it used to be. It makes me very very sad.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:08
Alexander Fury: You always knew you wanted to be famous. What is the most unexpected part of that - the thing you never accounted for or imagined? - Asked by Ari Emanuel, Los Angeles, California / Jorge, Lisbon
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:09
Lady Gaga: The love I feel for my fans, the love that they have given to me. It's so precious, you can't even imagine it.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:10
Alexander Fury: How has your fame affected your relationships with your friends and family, if at all? - Asked by Jennifer, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:13
Lady Gaga: It's hard on people. At one point I was slightly insensitive about it, as I am very unaware of my fame. I had arguments with my parents - it was hard for everyone. I don't want my parents of my friends to be incessantly asked about me. It's difficult but we made it through. Part of that as that I started to grow up a little bit and understand how my career has affected the people I love, and be quite objective about it. I'm still very much just an Italian girl from New York who is trying to follow the spotlight. We made it through, it's good now! Your real friends, the real people that you love are still there.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:14
Alexander Fury: Do you ever wish that you weren't famous? - Asked by Star, Pittsburgh, PA. / Bryce, Houston, TX
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16
Lady Gaga: I've always been famous - just nobody knew about it. Fame is on the inside. I guess you can say 'The Fame' is something I've always felt and want my fans to feel. Do I wish I wasn't famous today? No. I do wish sometimes I had more privacy, but there are sacrifices that you make. The trade off is that if I wasn't famous I wouldn't have my little monsters and I would never give that up for anything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:16
Alexander Fury: You are seen as super-ballistic space-age modern but what do you feel about the dress of past centuries as a basis for your costumes? - Asked by Colin McDowell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17
Lady Gaga: The MTV performance outfit was futuristic but quite romantic. A knowledge of what has been done before is very important. it's important to know the past - but it's important to be original. I'm still working on it - if you get one really good original moment in your whole career, you're solid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:17
Alexander Fury: What is the craziest outfit you've seen worn by one of your monsters at The Monster Ball? - Asked by Jordan Holloway, Morgantown, WV.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:18
Lady Gaga: They're all so great! They get all dressed up and sometimes it's so distracting! One of my favourites - which was quite committed - this boy came dressed as Kermit the Frog. I guess he wanted me to think my boyfriend was in the audience, as that's when I was dating Kermit. He was so committed - it was so hot! There have been so many, they're all amazing - I couldn't possibly choose one, they're all so wonderful! But he really suffered for his moment.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Alexander Fury: What is the one thing that you hope your fans take away from you as a person, and your music? - Asked by Kristin Fritz, Minnesota.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Lady Gaga: I want them to love themselves. If I could for a moment just inspire you to love yourself, that would be worth everything.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:19
Alexander Fury: What is the most obnoxious thing a male fan has ever done or said to you? - Asked by Edison Chen, China.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21
Lady Gaga: Never obnoxious! I quite enjoy when fans are waiting for a very long time, and then say 'I have been waiting for ages and I need you to sign seven CD's and have a photo' - like 'I'm a good fan!' I've never really had an obnoxious fan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:21
Alexander Fury: Is there ever a time you feel scared of your monsters? - Asked by Brenda Jam, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22
Lady Gaga: Not often. I would say 99.9 infinity percent, I am not afraid. But every once in a while, there is a very extra-troubled fan that really wants to see or speak to me. I've actually before contacted parents and told them I thought their little monster needed some help, and attention, and love. So no, I'm not afraid.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:22
Alexander Fury: What is your favourite monster (literally 'monster', not referring to her fans), favourite animal in folklore or mythology, and favourite scary story?
- Asked by Takashi Murakami, Japan.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24
Lady Gaga: I guess one of my favourite monsters is the Angler Fish - a real monster from my childhood. My favourite from mythology is the unicorn. I love the unicorn. My favourite scary story is the one that I'm going to dream about tomorrow night.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:24
Alexander Fury: Do you believe in God?
- Asked by Tatin, Hongkong.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25
Lady Gaga: Yes. And the Devil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:25
Alexander Fury: My favorite tattoo of yours is "Tokyo Love". What will your next tattoo be and where on your body will it be?
- Asked by Matthew Williams, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27
Lady Gaga: I don't know. I want to get one that says 'Born This Way' and one that says 'Free Bitch', I think. But I'm not quite sure.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:27
Alexander Fury: How did you feel playing face-to-face with Elton John at the 2010 Grammies?
- Asked by Raquel Zimmermann, New York / Megan, Glasgow / Whitney , Wilmington NC / Catherine, Perth
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29
Lady Gaga: I felt so happy, and so joyful, and so grateful! You can really see it on my face in that performance that I was just so happy. It was a transition at that point, where I was beginning to build friendships with these people I admire so much. It was like the Berlin Wall falling. I felt a lot freer after that. I felt very free.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:29
Alexander Fury: Who would you love to duet with dead or alive?
- Asked by Naomi Campbell, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30
Lady Gaga: With you Naomi! I would have loved to do a duet with Judy Garland. I would have loved to have known her. John Lennon. David Bowie! And Nick Knight, but we do lots of duets together!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:30
Alexander Fury: Is there a song you would not sing?
- Asked by Nick Knight, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:31
Lady Gaga: Yes. I wouldn't sing anything hateful, or violent in a hate-producing kind of way. I'm fascinated by war and violence, but I would not sing a hateful song.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:32
Alexander Fury: What thing(s) do you feel you have left to achieve? You worked hard to become this sensation and your face, name, music and performances - right down to the make-up - are iconic and mimicked by other singers. How do you perceive your celebrity presentation and how will you evolve? Where will you be in 5 years?
- Asked by Stevie Wilson, Los Angeles
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35
Lady Gaga: I have zero perception of my celebrity presentation. I hope to not be a celebrity, I hope I am perceived as separate from the idea of celebrity. I hope I am perceived as important, and loving, and peaceful, and enigmatic. I hope - even more - that I am perceived as good to my fans. I have so much to achieve, I have achieved my fans but I have artistically so much to say and so much to do. Musically, I'm a garden and not a desert. I am so impossibly not finished. I always want to exist in a separate space - a Gaga space, a Monster space - that is impervious to anything else. A cell wall that cannot be penetrated. A safe haven. I want to be relevant and irrelevant, all at once.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:35
Alexander Fury: Do you agree with the following statement: Women are crazy vaginas?
- Asked by Bret Easton Ellis, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:36
Lady Gaga: No. That's too general. And every vagina feels different.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:37
Alexander Fury: What's the nerdiest thing you've ever done?
- Asked by Spencer, Nampa.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38
Lady Gaga: I am very nerdy every day. I don't know if I can even find a way to separate one out. Right now the Haus of Gaga and I are in the middle of trying to extract the effect the smell of blood have on people. We really want to know.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:38
Alexander Fury: If you decided to have children what would you call them?
- Asked by Kate Moss, London / Marécaux Céline, Belgium / Madison Logan, Beaufort, South Carolina / Liam R. Findlay, Weymouth, England
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39
Lady Gaga: I like Annabelle, I like Lennon, for a girl, I also like Joey, after my father. And Joanne. And Sophia, after Sophia Loren
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:39
Alexander Fury: Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?
- Asked by Aline Macedo, Brazil.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42
Lady Gaga: Probably my grandmothers. I suppose you don't really meet your grandmothers, but both my grandmothers are so strong, have been through so much, they are the strongest and most irreplaceable women. And so deeply loved by their husbands as well. And my mother as well. So I would say the trinity of women in my life. My grandmother Angelina, my grandmother Veronica and my mother Cynthia.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:42
Alexander Fury: Did you miss having a 'Lady Gaga' in the 90s, while you were a teenager, to be a fan of and to identify with?
- Asked by Raíssa Venticinque, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45
Lady Gaga: No. I suppose I didn't know what a 'Lady Gaga' was. I always knew it was my destiny to be an entertainer, but I was ready to be the new thing. I admired the women I grew up watching, the pop stars - Britney, Christina, Madonna, Blondie and Patti Smith, and Linda Perry and 4 Non Blondes. I could go on and on. When I was around 13 I started to listen to older music, like Zepplin, Queen, Pink Floyd. I was much more obsessed with male rock stars - Bowie in particular.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:45
Alexander Fury: At the Met, Oprah Winfrey called you some kind of spiritual and cultural leader. How do you feel about that, and what do you do to "uphold" that, as in, do you think of yourself as a role model to younger people and kids?
- Asked by Stephen Gan, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49
Lady Gaga: Yes I do. I appreciate so much that Oprah said that, Oprah is so wonderful, and such an inspiration as well. Things change - I didn't have that much perception of how people viewed me until a point, but then things change. In my next album, I'm much more self-aware of my spiritual and leadership qualities, in the way that any artist is a leader. I don't think that sex and drugs and talking about things openly are wrong or bad, but I think the most terrible thing you can do is be prejudiced. In my career I am most emphatically against prejudice. I guess I would say that it how I lead my fans through my music in that way. I am okay with that responsibility.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:49
Alexander Fury: What's one thing even your best friends don't know about you, until now?
- Asked by Javier Peres, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51
Lady Gaga: Probably how much I really miss you, and - I hope you know this - that I would not be where I am today without all of my most wonderful and closest friends.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:51
Alexander Fury: What is your attitude towards collaboration with peers in the pop music scene? Is it an idea which scares, excites, or even interests you?
- Asked by Graham Conway, Toronto.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:53
Lady Gaga: At this moment, I don't want to do any collaborations, especially contemporary ones. I want to stand on my own two feet. This new album is my chance to create what in 20 years will be seen as my iconic moment - that's what you should always aim for. Today, collaborations are about appealing to a wider market and gaining radio plays and album sales, above artistic integrity. I collaborated with Beyoncé because I love her. She is my favourite contemporary pop musician.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Alexander Fury: 2pac vs Biggie?
- Asked by Joe '3H' Weinberger, Los Angeles, California.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Lady Gaga: Can I choose both?
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:54
Alexander Fury: What question do you want to be asked? What question has no interviewer ever asked you, but you would like to answer?
- Asked by Jerre, The Netherlands.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55
Lady Gaga: How are you? I rarely get asked that!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:55
Alexander Fury: Gaga, I see all these pictures of you getting off a plane in an outfit, a full on head to toe - I want to know how you do it. I cant really picture you in a Virgin sleep suit, but I'm assuming the plane is one place where you can catch up on your sleep - so what happens between the plane and the arrivals lounge?
- Asked by Gareth Pugh, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57
Lady Gaga: I sleep in all my glamorous glory!
Sunday May 30, 2010 13:57
Alexander Fury: Do you think that the arts can change the future? (for the present that we all seem to be in is certainly not the one I envisaged!)
- Asked by Daphne Guinness, London.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01
Lady Gaga: I do, I do think that we can change the future with our voices, and with music and with fashion. And I know why she feels that way. I will say so genuinely and authentically Daphne, when I met you, you change my future.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:01
Alexander Fury: I'm wondering to what extent your style has been influenced by Isabella Blow and Daphne Guinness? I detect not merely more high fashion in your look, but more English flamboyance.
- Asked by Cathy Horyn, New York.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02
Lady Gaga: Isabella and Daphne are two genius human beings. Women, icons, but so much more than that. They are for me a way to look into myself and examine their lives and who they are in an effort to understand myself better. Isabella is an enormous inspiration and so is Daphne, and I cherish their lives. I cherish them both, as if we were cut from he same cloth.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:02
Alexander Fury: You are amazing. Instead of being asked a specific question, is there any specific thing that you would like to say to your fans right now?
- Asked by Celeste, Pennsylvania.
Sunday May 30, 2010 14:05
Lady Gaga: I would like to say to all my little monsters, who I love so much, that I cannot imagine my life without you, nor can I imagine my future without you. And I sometimes even question how I survived without you, before you. I will forever passionately only serve you. I love you.
Jo Calderone =/= Stefani Germanotta
So, I'm a little late on this reporting, but that's because I immediately dismissed the photoshoot/ model confusion as bullshit.
Rumors spread that Gaga's been posing as Jo Calderone for a Nick Knight photoshoot for Jap mag Homme. I disagree. Here are some pics. You judge.
Cross-dressing or not, this has certainly upped Jo's level of fame.
Our Lady of Pop Signs Duchamp Reinterpretation
Based on the famous 1917 sculpture of a urinal by Duchamp, "Fountain" by Millie Brown was recently signed by Poptress Gaga. Duchamp's original "Fountain" (which has now been lost and subsequently replicated for multiple museums) featured the signature R.Mutt.
Performance artists around the world have defaced replications of the piece, Gagi adding her name to the list including Bjorn, Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi, and Pierre Pinoncelli (who attacked the replication with a hammer).
Not much can be found on the Millie Brown repro, or Gaga's signing of it, but GagaFace dutifully reports on the occurrence with pics from Nicola Formichetti's blog.
My reading, based on this low-res image: "I'm not ...(feeling?) Duchamp, but I love p...ing (pissing?) with you."
Edit: more info.
Fan Art
The above was started from scratch by Stephanie Valentin. Watch here.
Also, more shit by this awesome bitch!
New Look: Workout Gaga
The pictures blow hard like Lohan, but check out TMX to see a blurry Gaga in normal workout attire, gettin those arms and abs swole.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Last FM Single to Be Monster?
GagaFace has reneged on their claim of Dance in the Dark as Gagi's last single, and instead put their bid on Monster.
This is a huge turn from the expected, unless of course LGG has decided to release both to stave over her rabid little monsters until the title of her album is released on New Years' eve.
Hopefully Gagz won't be able to contain some of her unreleased songs, much like her recent spill of "You and I."
Today, the information revealed that the song "Monster" is slated for release video! The first rumors appeared two days ago when famous DJ Chew Fu Fix wrote on his Twitter that he is creating the official remix to the song Monster for Lady Gaga. As we know, Chew Fu Fix creates remixes only for music videos! The video seems to have its premiere in November. Today, the information is reportedly confirmed. What do you think? Do you prefer a video for Dance In The Dark, or Monster?
This is a huge turn from the expected, unless of course LGG has decided to release both to stave over her rabid little monsters until the title of her album is released on New Years' eve.
Hopefully Gagz won't be able to contain some of her unreleased songs, much like her recent spill of "You and I."
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