A handful of Gaga fans and others who seem to randomly enjoy theatrics have regularly misconstrued level, critical thinking as Gaga attacks. I will say, the thing I do regret is taking to Twitter once and chiding Gaga about tweeting a link that went to a playlist of her video on repeat in order to influence play counts and charts; at that moment I hadn’t yet realized it was something a few other artists were doing/had done. Nor did I fully realize that YouTube’s spam detection eliminated suspicious plays.
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Again, none of this is a forgone conclusion. Gaga still has lots of fans. And I have to believe the songwriter with a knack for delivering number one hits is still in there, and will rise again. When I Tweeted, in response to a question, that I thought maybe she should take a break, it’s partly because I’m tired of watching media pillorize her for taking the same risks that they used to cheer. And it’s partly because I don’t think the songs on this album are going to connect in a big way. And the more she keeps releasing big expensive videos and songs that don’t chart or dont chart well, the more the perception of failure grows (fair or not) and the deeper the hole is that she’ll need to dig from next time.
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So yes, as I said on Twitter, if I was her manager, I’d recommend she reconsider making additional substantial expenditure on the songs on Artpop. Maybe release a new song or two, or commission some remixes if you need to generate some new excitement around the tour. Focus on creating an amazing tour. And then let people miss you for a little while, while you go find your creative muse and create a new album of your best work. That’s not me hating. That’s me pulling for Gaga. The pop world is way better with her in it.

http://billwerde.tumblr.com/post/803...p-that-are-too

Paws up 4 ever, Bill.

I just saw that on Tumblr, he explained it really well.

I actually completely agree. After G.U.Y. she should end the era, take a break, get away from all external noise, and make her best work.

Wise words.

mess

He made some good points! If only Gaga could see this

He literally posted this on ATRL already

I need more videos though. If G.U.Y actually does well this era could be back on track. G.U.Y is make or break for ARTPOP

the RETRACTION!!!! He was saying awhile ago that releasing another single was a mistake! ofcourse you need to release a single to create a hype/ promo for the tour. this ex-music writer is just as awful as the hateful blogger perez.

is he angela cheng? possibly

Mess, ow Bill the Monsters are having a terrible time denying the truth about this era and will attack whoever seems to say something negative regardless of how sensible it is . I wonder what they did for him to have to type this up

Totally agree. As much as I love ARTPOP

This is what everyone expected to happen after BTW too.

Yep and it didn't work.

No pain, no gain

Really now
I see. But this needs it own topic.

He made some good points but she already had quite a long break after btw because of the injury and that just seemed to make things worse.

I also think that a hit or two could save the era, Act two could also save the era if it was good enough and handled well.

So Idk what she should do.

Now this is better. But apparently Gaga already has plans to release new music? Who knows. Bill did bang the gong a bit too soon

You g.u.y.s give him way too much attention
Every time he says a word there's a thread about it
Why don't we just make a thread for his dumb tweets and tumblr posts?