Gaga: "My integrity as a musician is more important to me than money"

[SKANK 14,288]

"My integrity as a musician is more important to me than money," she said in an interview to promote a record that has two thousand different editions for the sole purpose of raising the profit margin. Nothing says musical intergirty more then QVC bonus tracks...

[giskardsb 12,565]

 I think that social media has created this sort of negative undertone in the universe. People feel that they can say or do anything; it makes them feel a sort of comfort when really it's just giving hatred a petri dish to fester.

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/entertainment/national_entertainment/article_1557d255-c2a5-5ace-b3eb-78209f83b201.html

 

Ie, Pop music boards, even this one at times.

[ALX 170]

inb4 the next album is the decay one finally

[djBuffoon 12,123]

I'm loving her attitude lately! I feel like my girl's back Also really glad to hear that she's proud of ARTPOP. I know she's said it before, but I love hearing her confirm it. :heart:

Same on both counts! I'm glad that she knows the album is one of quality.

[Sister 9,907]

I agree with Gaga. That is smart thinking.

[freebit 6,240]

"My integrity as a musician is more important to me than money," she said in an interview to promote a record that has two thousand different editions for the sole purpose of raising the profit margin. Nothing says musical intergirty more then QVC bonus tracks...

Well, it's not like she said it wasn't important to her, just not the most important. It's not like she said she's just releasing these albums for her health. Plus, I don't get why you are pressed about HSN. That is Tony's demo, and this is his album too.

[GagaMyBlood95 9,915]

I love how she did not reply that iTunes question at all

I've read the whole thing and came to say this 

[Allison M 357]

I'm glad she said this cos it's so true, sadly. Pop music has been so crap lately. The music industry is not giving people good music, just treating their customers like sh!t.

I agree.

I love her answers in this. She's very intelligent and people forget that.

[monsterdreams 1,529]

Preach gaga

Next album will slay

[SKANK 14,288]

Well, it's not like she said it wasn't important to her, just not the most important. It's not like she said she's just releasing these albums for her health. Plus, I don't get why you are pressed about HSN. That is Tony's demo, and this is his album too.

 

 

Even though I think it is lame for Gaga to be selling her music on HSN for Bette And Joe Beer can, my issue is more so with her releasing so many editions of Cheek To Cheek. There is a standard version, a deluxe edition, an iTunes bonus track edition, a Target deluxe edition, a HSN deluxe edition, and I am sure there will be a few other versions specific to the Asian market.

 

In my opinion when you create an album you should be creating a compelte concept, it should be a body of work which has the strength to stand alone. When you release a dozen different editions of the same album you are putting money over integrity.

 

I wouldn't mind if she was being candid about putting money over integrity, I just don't like to be fed bull****.

[Jacob Marley 538]

'Pain of Fame' sounds like a song title :

Heck I was thinking that sounded like an Album Title. Honestly I know she's in a fantastic mental place right now but all this talk about dealing with any residual pain in the songwriting... I think too much went down during this era for her to just look past it. I have this gut feeling we're gonna get a TFM 2.0 and I am soooo here for it.

[Mr Josh 3]

Even though I think it is lame for Gaga to be selling her music on HSN for Bette And Joe Beer can, my issue is more so with her releasing so many editions of Cheek To Cheek. There is a standard version, a deluxe edition, an iTunes bonus track edition, a Target deluxe edition, a HSN deluxe edition, and I am sure there will be a few other versions specific to the Asian market.

 

In my opinion when you create an album you should be creating a compelte concept, it should be a body of work which has the strength to stand alone. When you release a dozen different editions of the same album you are putting money over integrity.

 

I wouldn't mind if she was being candid about putting money over integrity, I just don't like to be fed bull****.

Yeah like she decides that. She's under a label and that label wants to make money.

[giskardsb 12,565]

Even though I think it is lame for Gaga to be selling her music on HSN for Bette And Joe Beer can, my issue is more so with her releasing so many editions of Cheek To Cheek. There is a standard version, a deluxe edition, an iTunes bonus track edition, a Target deluxe edition, a HSN deluxe edition, and I am sure there will be a few other versions specific to the Asian market.

 

In my opinion when you create an album you should be creating a compelte concept, it should be a body of work which has the strength to stand alone. When you release a dozen different editions of the same album you are putting money over integrity.

 

I wouldn't mind if she was being candid about putting money over integrity, I just don't like to be fed bull****.

 

I would agree with you if the music market wasn't going down the toilet.   Interscope and everybody else needs to maximize sales where they can get them.  There is a difference between writing music for sales vs marketing the **** out of it to maximize sales.  Besides, this is standards, not a concept album.

[Whis 2,920]

I've been writing some records that I really sort of surprised at myself.

Inb4 the next album is called 'Pain Of Fame'

[Jeff Kunst 0]

Even though I think it is lame for Gaga to be selling her music on HSN for Bette And Joe Beer can, my issue is more so with her releasing so many editions of Cheek To Cheek. There is a standard version, a deluxe edition, an iTunes bonus track edition, a Target deluxe edition, a HSN deluxe edition, and I am sure there will be a few other versions specific to the Asian market.

In my opinion when you create an album you should be creating a compelte concept, it should be a body of work which has the strength to stand alone. When you release a dozen different editions of the same album you are putting money over integrity.

I wouldn't mind if she was being candid about putting money over integrity, I just don't like to be fed bull****.

She was talking about musical integrity. That's not related. An example of putting money over musical integrity would be if she was paid to mention certain brands in her songs.