So Lady Gaga, I’ll admit, I always thought something was up with her by her drastic costumes. Other than that, I was not really interested in her, until Monday night. I turned on OWN, and Oprah’s Next Chapter was on and the interview was with Lady Gaga. Watching this episode opened me up to more of who she is, and a definition of one of her songs. She explained when, why, and how, she created the song “The Edge of Glory.”
“The Edge of Glory” was created on the night her grandfather, her dads dad, was passing away. Her dad was sad and she said to him that there is no reason he should be alone, and that it is okay, that he is right now on the edge of seeing everything he has done. He is really on the edge of something great, to not be sad. That night her and her dad had a bunch of shots while she wrote this song. According to the interview it took about 10 minutes to write this song. She then had her mom drive her and her dad to what I want to believe was off to see her grandfather.
It is very interesting to get to learn about the person off the stage, even if they claim that it is who they are on the stage. Something interesting about Lady Gaga is that one of her creative techniques is to shut out the electronic media including the television, and even newspapers. If her mom calls and starts mentioning, “did you hear…” she hangs up on her. Lady Gaga likes to think in her own thoughts and let her own creativity be expressed.
Do you shut off the music, the television, and maybe even your cell phone, and spend sometime just living in your own thoughts? Try it, and let me know what you think. Was it inspiring, empowering, or torturous and scary? Do you feel that too much of the media clogs our own minds and thoughts?
-Carissa
Check out her music video
http://youtu.be/QeWBS0JBNzQ
Official Website
http://www.ladygaga.com
I read that she usually gets drunk or high and writes her songs so quickly...she said it's some kind of release for her. As for the media, I love that she doesn't pay attention to what other people have to say about her. We'd all be a bit better off if we learned to care only about our own opinions of ourselves
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Gaga acts the way that she does because she loves music so much that she's willing to give up other parts of her life, to make sure her albums and her shows are flawless. She truly lives and breathes for her fans, and will do anything for her family; her heart is definitely in the right place. Gaga- as famous as she is, I believe struggles to remain as humble as she can and try to keep herself grounded. Just like Lady gaga who refuses to read the smut that people are persistently writing about her, I also would never believe any one of those inaccurate editorials written about her.
ReplyDeleteShe has many books out that portray the real Gaga, and if you really want to find out some more interesting information on this creative woman, then you should definitely look into them!
-Samantha-