Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O on Lady Gaga: ' I feel there's a core authenticity or originality lacking there. It's so referential.'
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She went on to add: "I mean, everything is referenced, but when you read Just Kids by Patti Smith, there's idol worship towards poets or Jim Morrison or whoever, but it seems to be processed through her filter and it ends up becoming very Patti Smith. That's different from just picking what you like from what other people do and presenting it as your own."
Speaking about the band's forthcoming new album 'Mosquito', meanwhile, and its differences to their previous LP 'It's Blitz!', she stated: "'It's Blitz!' was so clean and cold in a way. It was precise and electronic. I personally wanted to something a bit more quirky, a bit more sexual, a bit more visceral."
Yeah Yeah Yeahs will release 'Mosquito' on April 15, but the album is already streaming in full on YouTube. O has described the album as being "like a Yeah Yeah Yeahs soul record - our version of one" and as "really playful and tongue in cheek at times. I think its got something for everyone".
She's incredible referential and that's the point. You're supposed to make the connection more often than not. She's a champion of pop culture and iconography, mixing it all together and highlighting certain elements to get her point across. There's a reason why Warhol is named as a chief influencer.
I don't agree that Gaga doesn't contribute much of herself in her work though. The elements may be familiar but the overall effect is VERY Gaga.
I agree, Gaga has seeked comparisons with the likes of Madonna and Bowie to raise the public's perception of her artistry instead of shinning by her own merits
