Jonas turned to alternative R&B - the likes of Frank Ocean, Jhené Aiko and The Weeknd - for sonic inspiration. "I also look up to Kanye and Lady Gaga. She makes an impact without being afraid of anything. Unapologetic artistry is the best. You respect the people who are moving and shaking and not listening to anybody's naysaying. That's the kind of artist I hope to be," he says. "With the Brothers, it wasn't always very human. Now I say what I want."
I love that people have said that about her lately. I think to other people in the industry, as time as moved on, ARTPOP in a weird way gave her more respect. The fact that she believed in it and stayed with it until the end, despite the huge mess that the public and press was throwing at her for it, is admirable.
Reminds me of how John Mayer also applauded Gaga for sticking by ARTPOP even when it was getting criticisms left and right. Ironically, Gaga's most panned studio album got her a lot of respect.
It's so weird how people hate ARTPOP, but she gets respect for it. It's like everyone in the industry sees her as some fierce, unapologetic artist now. That's very cool.
Eh, I wouldn't put the weight on ARTPOP giving her that "unapologetic" credit. She saw the backlash and sort of took a detour and let her Pop career on the back burner while rebuilding her image with C2C and branching out into acting.
Reminds me of how John Mayer also applauded Gaga for sticking by ARTPOP even when it was getting criticisms left and right. Ironically, Gaga's most panned studio album got her a lot of respect.
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It's so weird how people hate ARTPOP, but she gets respect for it. It's like everyone in the industry sees her as some fierce, unapologetic artist now. That's very cool.
I agree. It's something that I don't think anyone would have predicted 2 years ago....I think it has to do with the overall way she handled it. She didn't disown it or downplay it because of it's underperformance, and like John Mayer said she didn't rush release some new radio made hit to edit or re-release the album.
Eh, I wouldn't put the weight on ARTPOP giving her that "unapologetic" credit. She saw the backlash and sort of took a detour and let her Pop career on the back burner while rebuilding her image with C2C and branching out into acting.
The reason I mentioned it is because John Mayer also praised her for ARTPOP this year...she handled it very well and stuck by it despite it underperforming and receiving an over the top bad reception.
Eh, I wouldn't put the weight on ARTPOP giving her that "unapologetic" credit. She saw the backlash and sort of took a detour and let her Pop career on the back burner while rebuilding her image with C2C and branching out into acting.