When did you realize Gaga deeply impacted your life?

[imnotyourbabe10 6,102]

As soon as I joined this cult site so as not to feel so lonely in my Gaga obsession 

[NotMyFlop 1,979]

10 hours ago, mamo said:

I think the first moment where I fully realised I loved Gaga was at the 2009 VMA'S. The 'Paparazzi' performance opened my eyes to this world of theatricality and performance art. It was intense yet brutally honest about the dark side of fame - something I'd never seen an artist with a huge platform really explore. Also that night when she accepted the award dressed dripping head to toe in McQueen and said 'This is for God and the Gays' was truly extraordinary for a boy like me who was still not aware of his sexuality. Not only did Gaga bless us with her music but she also allowed me to explore parts of myself that maybe I wouldn't have so early on in my life and in that moment. 

 

that exact performance is my favorite live performance of hers to date. being 21 now myself, back in the day i had very limited access to buying, seeing and searching for music. i had paparazzi on my phone and was obsessed, but that version sent me to the MOON. 

i remember watching it with my parents and everyone was silent when she finished. i think it's when my parents realized she wasn't just some fleeting pop-star that would fade away. they knew she was the real deal. for me, i felt ALIVE. i didn't realize the exact meaning of the dark side of the fame, but seeing an artist do that somehow liberated me in a way. i don't know how to explain it, but a very powerful for moment for me tbh.

[Decodekid 28,388]

I dont remember an exact momment, but being a kid and seeing this girl being so outrageous, different, and showing how that’s ok, really did impact me, also she taught me what it feels like to be a fan. Her music is a big part of my childhood. 

[Letmelivemylife 8,715]

14 hours ago, NotMyFlop said:

Growing up, I had been obsessed with MANY artists and a whole bunch of their songs. After I discovered Gaga (literally 0.2 seconds before Just Dacne went #1), she quickly became my favorite artist of all-time. 

As most of you on here, you probably own all of her records, know all of her songs, watched award show performances, etc. That's what most fans/stans do. 

But when did your realize how deeply she impacted your life? 

For me, it was right before I came out in 2014. I sat there and realized l began to accept myself for who I was because of her music, message, etc. I realized I saw what I wanted to be in her (I love to be theatrical, be different, etc). Every time I stayed up freaked out about my sexuality, pondering if I would go to hell, cry myself to sleep, I would just play her music and it helped calm me down. 

I didn't think much of it when I was going through my identity crisis, but I realized in 2014 (and now) that alot of what I have achieved when it comes to accepting myself, coming out and being strong about it comes from her. Even now I listen to her music to help ease nerves in weird situations, before I go to bed, etc. 

I just want to know other beautiful stories like my own (or any other artist) because when I hear them and retell mine, it just makes me incredibly emotional and happy tbh. 

From the very beginning ♥️ She became the surrogate "mama" I spent my whole life searching for. 

[Easy 5,306]

When I felt confused AF as a gay 14 year old and she released Born This Way so I have someone to look up to in my conservative country. I knew there’s no return when I decided to skip school for Born This Way (album) release. 

Stanned her since Paparazzi, when I didn’t know “Gay” existed. But really BTW freed me and gave me an answer.

and I don’t care how cringey some of you newer stans think she is forever my mother monster and I literally am crying right now just thinking about that.

[Diamond Monster 299]

Well, she first made any measurable impact in me the summer of 2014 (i'm 16 now so i was around 13 then). During that time I heard her music and I really came to terms with the fact I was gay, but then i sort of stopped listening to her until Perfect Illusion was released. I'd switched schools and had basically no friends and Gaga/The monster really helped me get through that. There never was a single moment where i was like " I'll love this h0e forever" but it sort of just happened over the course of the Joanne Era. I love the Monster Family, and even though I sometimes get kinda made fun off for my devotion to Hoeanne I play Bopfect Illusion and slay.

[Red Velvet 10,988]

Actuwlly, I think I am the only one who knew Gaga made an impact on my life when she released The Fame: Part One. Don't get me wrong, actually I loved Gaga from the start but when she released it, she changed my wirld with her sequins every second of that short film. That is where I saw her integrity in art.

[PopMonstre 628]

11 hours ago, blackthorns said:

I'm pretty new (one year of this stanning adventure on the 13th? how), but I don't know if theres one exact moment? but a lot of little moments. TW for brief mentions of sexual assault + psychiatric hospitals.

I think its worth mentioning how I started stanning her? My ex boyfriend and I broke up the day before valentines day + I had Perfect Illusion stuck in my head, so I was like yeah ok and went and listened to it and watched the video out of curiosity. Then there was that shot about 5 seconds in and I was like.... damn ok shes attractive. Long story short she helped me realize I was a lesbian with that music video + made everything else that happened to me make a lot more sense.

So in my new found lesbianism I started deconstructing my previous relationship. Because in it I never really wanted to do anything romantic or sexual I was just into like hanging out and being friends which resulted in my sexual assault. I didn't even know it WAS sexual assault until I started examining how unhealthy the relationship was + how much I related to what other trauma survivors symptoms where. While I was doing this I was also becoming more and more of a lady gaga fan which led me to the whole Swine at swinefest thing which in a lot of ways gave me a lot of strength and courage, but also anger. At this time my ex was still a part of my friend group, which was super hard for me to deal with. He also flopped wildly between being nice and apologizing to me to being verbally abusive to me and my friends, and after he started going after my friends little sister I snapped. I called him out and cut him out and if it weren't for Gaga I don't know if it would have ever happened. So I'd say this was one of the first big moments that I realized she had really changed my life.

As I was dealing with trying to recover on my own and patch myself up (because I had lost myself like completely and didn't know what I stood for anymore) she probably had the biggest impact on me- I borrowed a lot of her ideals. I took up her thoughts on kindness and equality, and I think from there I found it a lot easier to find myself again.

In early august though was probably when she made another significant impact on my life. I was seriously depressed and I felt totally hopeless, but Marry The Night gave me the courage to check myself in somewhere. Now six months later I'm definitely not recovered yet, and I have a lot of work to do, but I've got hopes and plans for the future, and I know her music will keep giving me the strength to reach them. 

Oh my god...queen of awakening the lesbianism inside us sis...me too 

such a beautiful story, proud of you 💛

[Fantina 3,360]

6 hours ago, Yemeni Feed said:

If you dont mind me asking, where are they from? 

Serbia!

[Midknight 460]

i'm the kind of person who likes dark stuff. when The Fame Monster surfaced, the aesthetics, the production of the music and her character got me! then I became a fan through thick and thin LOL

and as an artist, too, she really had a great impact to me. to the point that most of my artworks are inspired by her vision in so many ways

the thing that I learned from her is that 

ARTISTS WHO STICK TO THE SAME THING WILL NEVER SURVIVE

I mean we all get the idea, she's like the Queen of all genres TBH 

paws up

[NotMyFlop 1,979]

5 hours ago, Midknight said:

i'm the kind of person who likes dark stuff. when The Fame Monster surfaced, the aesthetics, the production of the music and her character got me! then I became a fan through thick and thin LOL

the fame monster is my favorite album of all time. it may not have emotionally impacted me. but the aesthetics, lyrics & all of that is pretty much what i would make if i were a musician. every single track slays me. 

[HiddenWeirdo 4,277]

13 hours ago, NotMyFlop said:

i have other artists & listen to them, i catch myself listening to The Fame Monster once a shift at work (so three times a week), and then putting her music on shuffle walking around my campus. i honestly thought it was too obsessive. i am glad someone else is like me. 

i make playlists for long drives where it's just her music too. 

The same here. Like on summer holidays for example I have my playlist called SummerGa or GymGa while I'm working out.

[NotMyFlop 1,979]

10 hours ago, HiddenWeirdo said:

The same here. Like on summer holidays for example I have my playlist called SummerGa or GymGa while I'm working out.

my summerga album is the fame. i don't know why but i stan alot harder in the summer. eh, eh with the windows down is a euphoric experience.

[Ella Taylor 231]

The Born This Way Era

[HEAVYMETAL GAGA 1]

In 2009 when I thought I was strange and the media began to say that she was strange, I identified with these attacks that she suffered, people spoke ill of her without knowing, I felt that I did not have to feel bad because someone with a lot of talent was also criticized, I would, too. So that changed me and I began to appreciate every form of creativity.