I remember back in 2014 someone said Gaga had called ARTPOP the end of the beginning of her career. It makes so much sense, and I’ve always wondered if Gaga had planned it to be since BTW. I’ve found this more interesting given the original concept of ARTPOP was about the decay of the blonde pop star, the character she introduced to us with The Fame. Even though ARTPOP’s concept changed, it’s still very obvious with the sound of the album and the last two tracks that it really was a sort of the