MonsterMum 2,532 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 This is a great read, recommending it to you all When I was a freshman at NYU and Facebook was only a year old and people created/joined groups like "I have dimples" and "Fake ID, please!," I remember coming across a Facebook group that broke my heart. It's name, something like: "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous." The page housed pictures of a pretty Norah Jones-esque young 18-year-old NYU student who sang and played piano at local bars. The group was peppered with comments, sharp as porcupine needles, vilifying the aspiring musician for being an "attention-*****." Scores asked: "Who does she think she is?" I also remember one dude posting a flyer for one of her upcoming gigs at a local village bar. He had clearly stomped on the flyer, an outline of his muddy sole [soul] struggling to eclipse her name. I couldn't shake the raw feeling of filth while scrolling down that Facebook page, but I pretty much — and quickly — forgot about that group and that girl with the intense raven eyes. Until about five years later. I was on an Amtrak train from NYC to Philly, reading a Vanessa Grigoriadis New York Magazine profile on Lady Gaga. I floated somewhat mindlessly through the piece until I got to the first sentence of the second graf: "Before the meeting, I assumed that someone with a stage name like “Lady” (her given name is Stefani Joanne Germanotta) was going to be a bit standoffish..." HOLY S---, I screamed to an empty car (Those who hang with me will know that I actually shrieked). LADY GAGA IS STEFANI GERMANOTTA? STEFANI IS LADY GAGA? Full read here: http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-01-17/when-they-dissed-future-lady-gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourEvilTwin 1,379 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Anyone got any insider info on what happened at NYU? Were there any reasons other than pursuing her career that led to her dropping out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Slay dos bitchez queen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMum 2,532 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 AP here: http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/174331-gaga-being-dissed-as-a-youngster-look-at-her-now/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco 3,040 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 they made a group to make fun of Stefani wow this actually makes me so sad, i cant imagine how difficult it must have been for her But look where she is now, hope those pathetic people are seething Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 26,775 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 People can be so cruel to create a page on social network just to put someone down.... so sad... Anyway, Gaga got the best vengence : success, she prooved them all wrong, so proud of her, look where she is now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 25,074 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Queen of having pressed haters years before becoming famous. Happiness will never last, darkness comes to kick your ass... ᵃˢˢ 🕺 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faux 2,190 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 talent always wins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMum 2,532 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 And where are those people now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Proving them haters wrong in the past, present and also future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,620 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Damn it feels good to squash those who don't believe in you! Her triumphs despite the constant backlash against her is one of the main reasons she inspires me My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 25,074 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 1 minute ago, MonsterMum said: And where are those people now? I heard Lana is doing pretty well nowadays. Happiness will never last, darkness comes to kick your ass... ᵃˢˢ 🕺 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,291 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I've never understood what's supposed to be bad about wanting attention, anyway although hopefully you want it less than my 5-year-old nephew does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,379 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I wonder if she was like super pretentious about her talent. I remember some other guy from her school saying she was basically one of the popular girls and she would never shut up about how she was gonna make it etc. That would definitely explain something like this. Anyway, you gotta laugh at those people being proven wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardevoir 9,822 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 It's pretty sad to read. This reminds me of this story about her label wanting her to hide her nose to be more accessible with the public which is so brutal, I can't even... @Didymus I've heard that she was telling everyone that someday she will become famous person, so. Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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