We love Lady Gaga for her eccentricity, her big emphasis on context and meaning and, of course, her music. But there are people out there who actively dislike the Applause songstress, even campaigning against her music in a bd to stop her succeeding in the charts.
And Mother Monster has noticed. Oh boy, has she noticed.
Speaking with The Guardian, she said that she "for sure" feels persecuted at the moment: "I certainly feel that at this time it's almost as if people are surprised they haven't already destroyed me."
"It gives them a sense of pleasure when they believe that they've destroyed me or taken me down."
"It gives them a sense of pleasure when they believe that they've destroyed me or taken me down. It's almost entertainment for people to poke fun at Lady Gaga, but at the very same time they have no idea the album I've made."
"They have no idea what I put into this, they have no idea the work that I've put behind my performances and what I do. In fact, people have no idea what it really took for me to get here. So it doesn't bother me, it's just an interesting observation of where we are as a society."
She went on to discuss the fact that her latest single Applause has made number five in the charts, saying: "It's literally not even been two weeks since my first single came out and it's all, 'She's over', or because I'm not number one yet, 'She's finished'."
"I think that once you've had a few No 1s in your career that you've kind of proven yourself and I don't feel the need to prove anything anymore."
"People focus less on the music and focus more on how the music's doing; how it's faring from a numbers perspective, from a financial perspective. If you think I give a damn about money then you don't know me as an artist at all."
She added: "I think that once you've had a few No 1s in your career that you've kind of proven yourself and I don't feel the need to prove anything anymore."
We completely agree with her.
Lady Gaga unveiled a whopping seven new songs from new album ARTPOP at the iTunes Festival, showcasing some sriously exciting new tunes and whipping her fans up into a frenzy. We have a feeling that her comeback is going to be a big one...
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