Gaga discusses ARTPOP backlash

[venusfly 17,885]

2 hours ago, QueenMedusa said:

Over 2 million copies worldwide, how on earth is that a flop... 💀 

Anyways, well said, love that she supports and stands by her work 

It's considered bad from Gaga because herbsales dropped from 15mil to 2mil by her 3rd album.

[StrawberryBlond 14,819]

She handled it in a very dignified way. It could have been worse, she could have pulled an Xtina and called it a masterpiece that only true music people will get and it'll stand the test of time and be appreciated long after she's gone. That's how she responded to being asked about the floppage of Bionic 2 years later, I'm not kidding. It's clear who missed the class about humbleness. I'm so glad that Gaga doesn't sound too up herself regarding her work...as long as she doesn't start spouting album of the decade talk again.

[FGGrayson 9,670]

5 hours ago, Creyk said:

No one made a thread about the most interesting part of the yahoo interview so here it is!

https://www.yahoo.com/music/lady-gaga-talks-joanne-album-dive-bar-tour-i-wanted-to-do-the-things-that-made-me-fall-in-love-with-music-in-the-first-place-124334138.html

Snippet from the article:

Gaga admits that this backlash was “hurtful at times… it doesn’t feel good when you put that much time and work and effort into things, and people make fun of them, or shame you for things you’ve created.” However, she adds: “The thing is, you’re not always going to make something that everybody likes. You can’t be in this for the business of people liking you. That would just not be even the right thing to do! To have such a big voice in the world and to only care about people liking you — what’s the point, really? When I’m making records, I’m never thinking, ‘How can I make this something that’s accepted?’”

and some fans & lil complainers said she didnt care about ARTPOP, "she hates ARTPOP"

ARTFLOP MY ASS!! LITTLE FLOPS, drag them Gagz, drag them!!

 

[FGGrayson 9,670]

7 hours ago, Bradley Cooper said:

I know she's not gonna see this but I want to tell her to not regret making ARTPOP.

It's my and a lot of fans' favorite album of hers and the performances and videos and music brought us joy no other album have given us before. It's one of a kind and will always be regarded as one of my favourite albums.

It helped me appreciate artistry on another level and I've seen things differently after that album. I'd regard this album as having a bigger impact on me than Born This Way did.

 

   true, there are some ARTPOP stans out there, we have our own lounge to cry and miss the era

#FreePromo:

 

[Gracious Gaga 17,163]

7 hours ago, Sycamore said:

Why do we need a thread of every single aspect of that Interview? Craving hit threads.

I don't think it's causing any harm for this thread to exist though.  You're comment here, however, is not very nice.  If you ask me, your comment was more unnecessary than the thread itself.  Please try hard to promote online kindness!  

[The Surrealist 27,470]

Just now, Gracious Gaga said:

I don't think it's causing any harm for this thread to exist though.  You're comment here, however, is not very nice.  If you ask me, your comment was more unnecessary than the thread itself.  Please try hard to promote online kindness!  

It was not intentend to be nice nor mean. It's disrespectful, in regard to the OP of the Interview, to make hundreds of threads because you want to get some likes.

[heavymlover 340]

I kind of feel bad for ARTPOP. I was listening to the whole album for the first time in quite a long time, and I found out that I actually love most of the album. There are so many gems in there. The messy era kind of overshadowed the album, in my opinion.

[stircrazy 86]

8 hours ago, Creyk said:

 

Because the other thread discusses the new song lyrics and no one talks about this part. But this is far more interesting than that, so if people want to discuss it they can.

Thanks for it daddy. 

[Lady Palutena 3,147]

I'm glad she stands by ARTPOP, I love the album. And I loved the fashion, the technology, and the visuals of the era. The Koons statue, the gazing ball, seashell girl, all those amazing pop culture images all blending together and existing.

I didn't like that she was basically being torn down by the media and general public, nor did I like her own fans abandoning her because she "flopped" and I definitely did not like seeing her in pain and sadness, I empathized with her on a whole other level, some part of me wished I could just meet her and have a deep conversation about life, about art, about love, you know, stuff beyond being a popstar. Just to treat her like a human being.

I mean, I think I would ask her for a picture but I wouldn't post it on social media or anything because I would feel that I was exploiting her and she deserves to be more than just a famous face in a selfie for people to oggle. She's a person, just like me, she has hopes, dreams, fears, all the things I have. I never would have thought I could relate to a popstar. I'm thankful for her existence.

[sipthistea 21,099]

Many people were (and are) so harsh on her, just because the album didn't sell as much as her previous ones.

It's unbelievable that she gets dragged for sales, but people like Justin Beiber (who treats fans like BS), are praised and forgiven. 

ARTPOP is a jewel, and deserved so much more.

[Wisdomless1 281]

I love that she said that and part of me does feel she had to learn that in some respects.

Either way I'm glad she's speaking her mission of not caring about what people thinks and it only exacerbates the lessons she was trying to spread during the Born This Way era. Be yourself, be you, do what you like. If people think you're 'better than that' or that you should do something different the reality is they should look to find what they want out of someone elsewhere instead of forcing or encouraging someone to act differently.

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

ARTPOP was just too good for it's own good. It is an antiwar protest album, except that it deals with the war inside all of us. Nobody wants to feel guilty for turning their back on their own innocence.

[Gagz 2,579]

I'm glad to hear her talk about ARTPOP. I loved everything about ARTPOP so I'd be kind of sad to find out she regrets it.

[display name 4,360]

I'm glad that she hasn't completely distanced herself from the album. I still wish that all of her ideas could have come to life under better management, and it would have been great if she had been in a better place mentally at the time. Regardless, I still love the album and am really happy about her recent statements regarding it.

[djBuffoon 12,115]

22 hours ago, Haroon said:

'When I’m making records, I’m never thinking, ‘How can I make this something that’s accepted?"'

Didn't she say that ARTPOP's songs were designed to be radio hits or something though?

I hope she's come out of the ARTPOP era with thicker skin (not saying that she didn't before, but that I don't want things negatively affecting her again  ) and ready to take Joanne by the horns and GO GO GO  

She said that but, every time I listen to the album, I become less and less convinced. ARTPOP is full of great tracks, but very few of them would make any sense on top 40 radio.