Can Gaga still become a legend?

[Optimus 298]

Now she is an icon. She missed her chance because of Born This Way and now ARTPOP. If she doesnt step up her game and continue to release albums like ARTPOP, direct her videos alone..... her future is not full of ranbows and unicorns

[LittleBoot 27]

Depends on people's definition or criteria for legend.

 

As far as the GP is concerned, only time will tell.

[tristessa 0]

Yes, but I don't think she's sustained a career long enough to be considered a legend yet. But yes, of course she can.. I sometimes feel like it will be another kind of self-fulfilling prophecy for Gaga. Time will tell as always. And even if she is not widely considered an all around legend in some years' time as her impact has more time to sort of ingratiate itself in the scope of pop history, she'll still be known as one of the most prominent pop stars of our generation.

[Ronk 14,078]

She already is.

[djBuffoon 11,640]

If she keeps putting out more ARTPOP type albums and less TF/TFM I would really doubt she can manage it. I love ARTPOP, but it is not very attractive to the GP.

See, it's that kind of mentality I don't quite understand. I love ARTPOP and BTW too. And I love them because, every time I listen to those albums, I hear a complete lack of compromise. I hear exactly the kind of music that (I imagine) she wants to continue making. And personally, I would rather her stick to her creative impulses than water down her work and release something that is designed to go #1.

Having said that, I don't know if ARTPOP is unpalatable to the GP so much as they're just not aware of the music on it. As far as they know, there's only two songs on it worth listening to.

[Bellatrix 34,639]

Most likely, she pretty much already is. We won't really know until she's old though.

[iMonster 1,037]

What separates Gaga from the others is she's an actual musician. 

 

That fact alone sets her tiers above other Pop singer. 

 

She will indeed become a legend - she's already iconic. That's the first step for immortality.  

[VforVendetta 2,024]

Most likely, she pretty much already is. We won't really know until she's old though.

[Dann 354]

b---h please. LegendGa says hello. 

[thefamebitch 691]

She already is and I'm not being delusional. Look at the intensity from her fans after only 5-6 years of being in the public light. It's pretty remarkable in my opinion. Everyone knows her name and pretty much everyone I know knows the lyrics to a couple of her songs whether or not they even like her.

[Reno 79]

How do you draw the line between not being a legend and being one?

I think she's a legend already, because she did go beyond music by empowering others which i haven't seen other celebrities doing that.

[Neptune 156]

She already is

[tokyodisko 0]

See, it's that kind of mentality I don't quite understand. I love ARTPOP and BTW too. And I love them because, every time I listen to those albums, I hear a complete lack of compromise. I hear exactly the kind of music that (I imagine) she wants to continue making. And personally, I would rather her stick to her creative impulses than water down her work and release something that is designed to go #1.

Having said that, I don't know if ARTPOP is unpalatable to the GP so much as they're just not aware of the music on it. As far as they know, there's only two songs on it worth listening to.

That could definitely be part of the issue. The promotion and everything has been a giant mess, but I also get the feeling, even from my friends, that they prefer her to do songs that are s-x/love-based and simple with a Gaga twist. 

I hope she does compromise some though, she is a pop star and I do love pop music. I don't think there is anything wrong or basic with songs like Bad Romance. I hope she continues releasing more of it. She'll always be experimental and edgy, so I am not worried about her uniqueness disappearing. 

[hijadeputa 3,188]

these threads omg. SHE IS A LEGEND OMG

[djBuffoon 11,640]

That could definitely be part of the issue. The promotion and everything has been a giant mess, but I also get the feeling, even from my friends, that they prefer her to do songs that are s-x/love-based and simple with a Gaga twist. 

I hope she does compromise some though, she is a pop star and I do love pop music. I don't think there is anything wrong or basic with songs like Bad Romance. I hope she continues releasing more of it. She'll always be experimental and edgy, so I am not worried about her uniqueness disappearing. 

Bad Romance, I feel, was a dip in the pond for her. "Can I make a song that sounds different and presents my point of view in a way that is both unique and accessible?" And it caught on because of this. The rest of TFM, by and large, isn't as impressive to me from a musical standpoint tbh. I'm much more interested in her singing about a variety of topics, simply because every other pop star mainly sticks to s-x/love and there's only so much one can do with that. Her last two albums were edgy, personal, hard-hitting, and anything but "easy listening". That's what I've wanted from her since the beginning, and I hope she continues down that road, making her music and art without compromise. That is what will secure her legacy.