At the steakhouse, a label rep asks what they think about Lady Gaga's single "Perfect Illusion." "It sucks," Pall says. Taggart, more diplomatic, says, "She's a great artist – like, Jeff Koons made a sculpture of her. . . ."
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When Rihanna rejected their demo for the song "Don't Let Me Down," it was OK, Pall says, "because young unknown artists have this hunger – they're willing to work really hard." They put out the track with up-and-comer Daya, and it went to Number Three.
Deadmau5, who tweeted, "The only thing @TheChainsmokers and pop EDM have in common is probably cancer." Taggart, who says Deadmau5 was one of his heroes, was hurt. "It was the first time anyone cared enough to **** on us," he says. "At that point, I fell out of love with his music. Now his brand is less about his music and more about his personality, which is being a dick."
