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Originally posted by Artemisia
So why did she quit pure pop music and switched to that pop country/rock stuff that's meant to attract the GP?
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She hasn't quit pop music, she's just releasing the music she first fell in love with.
If you're not aware, before Gaga was signed to Interscope she began writing/recording The Fame with Prince in mind, visuals reflecting Bowie. Rock-influenced. People around her gave her better ideas and thus she went the underground dance route (was at the time.)
The music she did for The Fame and the follow-up The Fame Monster was a direction she took, led to Born This Way - the album she's always wanted to write - then came the drinking, drugs, injuries, and depression. Managers thought she could recapture her Fame, trying effortlessly to fill the arenas that Michael Jackson would have (she was supposed to tour with him) and she didn't agree with the schedule seeing as she almost died in hospital, thus came ARTPOP.
With Cheek to Cheek she was able to revisit a genre she grew up with, likewise with Rock. Bennett helped her drink less and the recording sessions with Mark reminded her of what's important.
Joanne has always been a part of her, and she relates to her a lot. That's where we're at now. Joanne is Stefani.