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“Can’t read my, can’t read my, no he can’t read my poker face, She’s out of a car and there are 30 fans waiting for me to get out, I know I am dressed
got me like nobody…” Speculation has been rife over the meaning of the the way I should be. There’s a reason they have that emotional reaction.”
lyrics to Lady Gaga’s latest hit, Poker Face. Some of her lady-loving admirers
remain convinced that she’s talking about a secret lesbian affair; others just think Whilst plenty of other celebrities seem to prefer lashing out at people who
it’s a damned good pop song. Whatever the true meaning, the singer certainly follow them around, Lady Gaga seems keen to connect with her fans on a
isn’t averse to a bit of girl action. She recently admitted to Out magazine: “I personal level. She is clearly deeply touched by, and interested in, their
myself am not a gay woman – I am a free-spirited woman: I have had boyfriends, attentions. “I want my fans to know I am there for them,” she assures us. “I am
and I have hooked up with women, but it’s never been like ‘I discovered gayness here to be here for you.”
when I was dot dot dot.’” Her gay followers are clearly very important to her,
and form a special part of her fanbase. “I was so grateful to my gay fans for What about the dark side of fame, the potential pitfalls which every star must
rooting for me in London, Paris…” she tells us. “In every nook and cranny of the guard against? The singer is philosophical: “If my destiny is to lose my mind
world they are, we hear them.” because of fame then that’s my destiny. But I’m very smart and keep the focus
on the art and the music.” She goes on: “My passion still means more than
Even pop princess and wannabe lezzer Katy Perry chased her down the street anything. For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the
trying to get a piece of the Gaga action. Lady Gaga laughs: “About fi ve months music or the performance. But for me it’s like rocket fuel. The more my fans like
ago, I was in Marseilles on my way to a show when she chased after me shouting what I’m doing, the more I want to give back to them.”
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‘Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga, I’m a huge fan.’ It’s funny, I didn’t even think Katy knew
who I was. I was looking at her and thinking: ‘You are Katy Perry! How did this A love of music is something Lady Gaga has had from an early age. “I always
happen?’ She was so nice. Now I’m playing show after show with her.” listened to music” she says. “My family listened to everything from Frank Sinatra
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and La Bohème to AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen.” She adds: “I just met Bruce
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Ms Perry isn’t the only lass to be bowled over by Lady G. Far from it. Springsteen recently and I was so thrilled, I cried. He was at Madison Square T
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So how does she feel about the signifi cant waves she’s making this side of the Gardens when I was playing. He was so nice. I cried on his shoulder and told him
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Atlantic? The singer responds: “The UK has always been important to me. So how much he meant to my family.” The anecdote demonstrates an endearing
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many of my infl uences are from England. And there’s a real scene in London. In humility in the star.
London there’s so much pop art and with all the technology, the fashion, the art
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elements; they love it. They really watched and understood my show… In Music isn’t where Lady Gaga’s creative passion ends. Asked what her plans for
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London there is another level of understanding music.” the future are, she says: “I want to direct fi lms and music videos. I want to do
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things which have nothing to do with my own artistic ego – Lady Gaga the
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It’s fair to say we’re quite partial to a bit of wacky fashion in London too – empire. Lady Gaga behind the scenes, working on the fashions on a Tarantino
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something Lady Gaga knows all about. Her penchant for shiny hotpants and fi lm: I would love to do something like that.” One thing seems certain – however
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dresses made of bubbles have had her plastered all over the gossip rags, usually she chooses to make herself seen or heard, Lady Gaga isn’t planning to sit down L
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alongside horrifi ed captions asking “What was she thinking?” But Ms G remains and shut up anytime soon. C
admirably undeterred: “When I meet celebrities and they’re in casual clothes,
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I’m always like ‘whaaaat?’ I don’t mean to be judgemental but I think it would
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do them better to be who they really are, all the time.” She reveals: “When I get For more information, visit www.ladygaga.com
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