NEWS: Gaga talks ARTPOP, Applause, VMAs, + injury with WWD

[croboy 1,212]

Nice interview, I like that she explained a few things.

 

Although I can see people b---hing about how she says she "deserves to be here" and how she is begging for applause = the general audience to love her again.

[BadHeavyMetalQueen 142]

I am so ready omfg

[Monster Voices 1,024]

 

That’s it for details. Little Monsters will have to wait for the VMAs, to which she famously arrived in an egg in 2011, to see what Gaga has in store. “I’m sending a doppelgänger,†she says. “I’m going this year as a fried egg instead of hard-boiled.â€

HUH? Wait wait wait what?

[MarkoLilMonster 16]

God, I missed those interviews. I love her more than ever before

[RAMROD 105,015]

HUH? Wait wait wait what?

She said she will send Tara and Marina Abramovic to perform on VMA and not her. :troll:

[Wolf 1,328]

OMG THE COVER

 

 

That’s it for details. Little Monsters will have to wait for the VMAs, to which she famously arrived in an egg in 2011, to see what Gaga has in store. “I’m sending a doppelgänger,†she says. “I’m going this year as a fried egg instead of hard-boiled.â€

 

What does that mean?!?!

OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR THE VMAS

[Pop Muse Tumblr 1]

 

Gaga wrote “Applause†with DJ White Shadow, with whom she’s collaborated for five years. “

 

in before the haters think gaga can't write her own songs by herself without producers' help.

 

and i thought she only met dj white shadow in 2010?

[Magdalena 3]

They wrote Gaga arrived in an egg at the 2011 VMA's.

Oh no she didn't.

That were the Grammy's and it was a VESSEL.

[Dayman 5,989]

in before the haters think gaga can't write her own songs by herself without producers' help.

 

and i thought she only met dj white shadow in 2010?

Nope, because he did the music for the interludes at The Monster Ball. So they had to have met in 2009 at least.

[clamchwder 0]

Superbb article!! Makes me so excited for the entire era! Not the biggest fan of the direction of the applause cover although i like the meaning behind it. Everything else so far has been perfect, her daily looks, the promo photos are killing it too!

[Jim 1]

It's shocking to hear how awful the hip injury was. I'm glad she took the time to recover properly.

 

The VMAs sound like they're going to be on another level.

[Haunts 7]

Damn, I hate to be the Debbie downer but this article scares me. I'm having a hard time being hyped now, I loved loved loved all the teasing and the few promos and I truly want to be as excited as everybody but urgh, this just makes me anxious. I trust her, she's brilliant so we'll se how that translates... But:

 

Firstly, I can't really wrap my head around her 'every icon' statement.

 

I think that it's interesting that she's pushing her everyday transformation, 'every icon' visual one step further. But to me it sounds like there won't be regularity, no direction, no theme. Just like the pointlessness of all her looks these past few weeks and around the BTWBall. I loved every one of her look individually but the lack of meaning and of big picture makes it... yeah, pointless.

 

I think it was fantastic when her day to day attire was supporting the concept of her record. When she wore the BTW horns around, when she wore the grey wig for the fame monster... Even just having a general aesthetic that was close to the record, that had the same feeling. Now she just seems all over the place.

 

 

"“It’s interesting how you view things, and you look at it like, I’m a pop icon, and [you wonder] ‘Is this the image of the album? Is this the direction? Who came up with it?’ I think that’s so interesting because it’s exactly the kind of thing we’re trying to destroy. This is one jacket. This is one image. This is one moment. This is one statement."

Urgh I just hate that quote so much. Maybe it's one statement but one statement doesn't have power, it doesn't have impact. You need a concept, you need something to tie everything together and so elevate your idea. You can't serve fabulous brunette bombshell and Pierrot Gaga within litterally 3 hours. It's just distracting. If your statements don't serve a big picture then what's the point? You can't get a point across with one moment. Unless it's something as brutal as the meat dress but you can't replicate that many times.

 

If wearing a clear visor is a complete statement on its own, then it could mean anything. And so anything could mean anything if you don't have a perspective. It's like trying to draw a line with one point, it goes anywhere and most importantly: nowhere.

 

 

Also, I don't really like how she talks about Applause. It seems so egocentric and self-centered. It's like a codependent relationship. I didn't think that was the way she viewed fame. I thought she viewed fame as something from within, not a thirst that only screaming fans could quench. She's a soldier to her own emptiness, the whole inner strength and own sense of accomplishment theme.

To me, it just sounds like giving in to someone else's approval to feel good. An artist should not be idolized, or rather put themselves in the position of an idol and that is the position she puts herself in. She says fans cheer before she even starts and that's not something she should romanticize.

I understand the 'feel good' quality of being cheered of course, but it sounds more like a need than a... 'bonus' for making a great performance. And that worries me about her intentions with this song. I'm hoping it's more of a celebration of obsession, and a commentary on the addictive nature of being adulated, than literally her living for the fame. (Isn't it a shame, shame?)

 

 

I also hate what Inez said about stripping bare and natural beauty. This is not for Gaga. Gaga defines beauty in the 'pile on all the artifices you want and feel fabulous' kind of way. The inner sense of beauty. Natural beauty is part of that but I don't see it as being any relatable.

 

And for god's sake, please no chic, toned down fashion. The fashion world is in such a bad shape, nobody needs subtle clothing. The world needs outrageous and in-your-face f*ckery. This is the part I was looking the most forward to. Since Gaga has not showed up at an award show, did you notice how fast everything went back to normal, basic stuff?

I just want her to be outrageous in everything she does again. I can't see her doing a risky, forward performance piece with Marina and walking out of there in Balenciaga.

I don't know, everything just seems a little safe. You can see it in the single cover. It is a gorgeous photograph but it won't stay on my mind the same way a pointy shouldered, facially distorted Gaga will. It's not devastatingly beautiful neither, I just don't feel anything. I've seen this kind of makeup before, and much sharper with Alex Box's work. Like this picture for example which has much more appeal and a more meaningful aura.

 

I don't know, I'm just not impressed and it bugs me.

(No bashing please. I adore Gaga just as all of you, I'm just waiting to be proved wrong. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, and probably too negatively but at the moment, this just leaves me blah and I don't like feeling that way. Please, hype me again. )

[Bye 3,947]

 

 

Calm down, take a deep breath and just wait for Applause. Gaga always talks like this in interviews but her music is generally as pop as it gets, although much better pop than what's out there. So, don't worry, and if you can't not worry stop reading Gaga's interviews and the **** she says and let the music speak for itself. ;) Just a friendly advice.

[SpaceRenegade 0]

Some people guessed at the clownish pierrot thing , but all I'm saying is once again,

She pulled the curtain off on something none of us expected, even down to the new style border and font, framed like a painting.

Go on gags , knock em senseless

Edited July 29, 2013 by SpaceRenegade

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