Lady Gaga: "(Fame, money, celebrity) ain't **** compared to the records"

[asana15 16,648]

A recap of yesterday's event at the Ron Burkle's Green Acres Estate honoring Lady Gaga.

"...The singer joined John Legend and billionaire Ron Burkle at a Grammy Museum fundraiser.

It's hard to imagine anyone turning Lady Gaga down these days, but she insists that a man named Don Lawrence once came very close.

Sure, it was a few years back but 13-year-old Gaga (then known by given name Stefani Germanotta), had hoped to land the voice coach to help guide her most important instrument. More than just a man named Don Lawrence, he's a legendary fixture in the music business who has coached everyone from Mick Jagger and Christina Aguilera to Alicia Keys and Bono.

"His nephew had heard me singing at a boutique down the street," she remembers. "He called his Uncle Don and said, 'I think you should take a listen to this girl.' I went in and he said, 'I don't have any room for you and you can't afford me. But, I think you're really something.' "

Aside from talent, something else Gaga has is dedication. 

"I promised him that if he took me on as a student that I would do everything he told me that I needed to in order to be a great student," recalls the singer, who boasted that she still does Lawrence-instructed vocal warm-ups all these years later. She says she used Burkle's guest house to prep for her afternoon performance.

Not only did she prove to be a good student, she sharpened her voice and transformed into a global superstar with one of the most powerful voices of her generation. Gaga can also spit out a pretty good story, like the one above that she delivered on Monday afternoon upon accepting the 2016 Jane Ortner Artist Award at the Grammy Museum's Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon.

The award honors a performer who has demonstrated passion and dedication to education through the arts.

Following an introduction from National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences president Neil Portnow, Gaga accepted her award and said that "it's my love of learning music and playing music that keeps me here." 

Her love was on full display as she teamed with the Brian Newman quintet to perform a jaw-dropping set of jazz classics to close the lunch, everything from "New York, New York" to "Call Me Irresponsible." She turned it all the way up and received a standing ovation for the finale — a rendition of "La Vie en Rose," Edith Piaf's classic tune about seeing life through rose-tinted glasses. 

That is precisely something Gaga instructed the audience not to do when examining the culture of the industry and its icons. Instead focus on the art, or in her case, the music.

"Lastly, I would like to say that in the spirit of this wonderful evening and all of the blessings we have today. I think it's so great for us all to leave tonight, or this afternoon, with an inner sense of inspiration to help other people feel a genuine authentic love for music that is beyond becoming famous, beyond making money, beyond becoming a star, beyond looking like you have it all," she hoped. "Because I can tell you that stuff ain't s--- compared to the records. The records are where it's at."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lady-gaga-disses-fame-money-880721?utm_source=twitter

[bayonse 6,525]

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[Bradley 59,023]

Yes music is everything.

We need music too, Gaga.

We need LG5. And then we can diss superficiality together.

[Secret 2,320]

She is a musician first than everything else!

[monketsharona 80,710]

I hope she'll release music very soon as she says for more than two years that she loves creating, writing and composing music... We need to hear the result asap. 

[2007 5,291]

6 minutes ago, monketsharona said:

I hope she'll release music very soon as she says for more than two years that she loves creating, writing and composing music... We need to hear the result asap. 

Gurl I thought you weren't that thirsty for new music, what happened... 

[monketsharona 80,710]

Just now, Assarrai said:

Gurl I thought you weren't that thirsty for new music, what happened... 

I am ^^ But oh well we all know nothing will come anytime soon so... 

[Bitter 3,640]

share your money with me queen

[Bonkers 29,484]

It reminds me of this Elvis song....
 

Catch my drift, Gaga? 



 

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Edited to add, damn you look gorgeous, though

 

[Gardevoir 9,822]

Lady Majestic. She looks like a Saber from Fate/Stay Night anime in normal clothes. 

[Sunday 2,178]

Yes, now release LG5  

[brendablethyn 536]

Less attending these type of promotional events and more making music please queen 

[LoveandMagic 1,731]

Great story, and she really isn't "dissing" fame and wealth so much as saying that, in comparison, they are nothing next to having good music (of which she is 100% right).

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Let's not pretend she doesn't live for the applause, applause, applause.

 

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

i don't understand her anymore 

[RadioIsOurs 13,876]

8 years ago...

I'm BEAUTIFUL and DIRTY RICH

That's M-O-N-E-Y, so sexy, MONEY honey

Doin' it for the FAME, Cuz we wanna live the life of the RICH and FAMOUS

So stop bullshi11ing us and release LG5 already Gaga