Gaga was interviewed by one of the biggest publications here in Brazil
We are in a hotel room in central London waiting for the biggest pop star of the moment: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga, the American 27 year old singer returned with a presentation at the MTV Awards and the opening of another iTunes Festival in London on Sunday with a setlist with only new songs. Maybe the noise is to compensate the disappearance: at the beginning of the year a fracture forced her to undergo hip surgery and her last tour was canceled. Gaga received Estadão wearing a black blouse and a purple skirt, with her belly showing, a short hair slightly laurels and a blue piercing between the nostrils
She quickly makes it a point to explain:
"When I stopped because of my hip, I had no interest in being seen, despite my wonderful and bright wheelchair" he jokes. "
It had nothing to promote, so draw attention in that case would be something empty". And delve into his theory of Fame "I don't like to be labeled as a celebrity, to be photographed for reasons that are not the same as those of other famous people"
Stefani is Lady Gaga 24 hours a day? "I can be anonymous if you want. If you haven't seen me in places that I was, it is probably because I was disguised", she smiled. "But it is also Lady Gaga,
I change my clothes to feel stronger, and change my hair three times a day, sometimes because I feel it is necessary. This all became an art form because of the fans", she explains .
During the interview, Gaga reinforces all the time the importance of fame - or perhaps the fear of missing it.
"I try to preserve my fan base that I made in the past five years and I always make sure that they are with me and not with another artist" says seriously. "On Sunday, when I saw them covered in glitter, wearing wigs and new clothes, was pure joy. I felt I was back".
We asked how she supports the pressure of fame that she always wanted. "I didn't want to be so famous, even though my first album has several references to this culture".
Again, Gaga defends the need for recognition: "The artist only exists because of the applause" she says, referring to the song Applause. "I sought inspiration in the old days, when everyone applauded and revered artist, willy-nilly, with cheers or boos" she says, considering that the level of boos today is different. The singer recently complained about abuse in the comments on Twitter, which has 40 million followers:
"What I mean with the new album is that nothing I do is marketing, and nothing is done for you to buy something based on what you like, but what I like", defends the current queen of controversy. "Being myself was how I survived. Perhaps it is hard to admit this before because I didn't want people to think I was crazy. But now, I don't care for what they think"
So she doesn't care about the "level of applause?" "Not so!", stutters. "
I care if you are happy because of my presentation, this is what I want. I live for it. I'm an artist". "I don't present myself wanting to know what people will comment on Twitter", she says . "When the critics were oppressive after Born This Way, the ones who defended me were the designers. I always loved them, but I cried because I didn't believe they were on my side".
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