I don't remember reading this. Interview with Gaga's manager. Kinda old, but still interesting.
There were also rumors of you and Diddy (Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs) co-managing Nicki Minaj.
There was some discussion. We just decided it wasn’t the right thing. I am a big fan of Nicki’s. I love Puffy to death, but it just didn’t work out.
It wasn’t that Gaga stepped in and told you not to do it.
That was an internet rumor. She and I laughed about that one.
Internet rumors have suggested she’s been unwell during her world tour.
If Gaga gets a hang nail, it is reported as a broken arm. The media reports have been hugely exaggerated. Her schedule is pretty easy compared to where she started off at.
How long will The Monster Ball Tour continue?
This Monster Ball Tour ends in April of next year in North America. She’s in Europe right now. She’s back in North America at the end of June. Then she’s in Europe again in the Fall (2010) and North America again at the top of next year. Live Nation has the entire tour. Arthur Fogel (chairman of Live Nation's Global Touring division) is producing.
It takes a good 2 1/2 to 3 years to go around the world twice.
I just got a telephone call this morning talking about setting up some things up in China next year.
Was there disappointment after Gaga’s joint concert tour with rapper Kanye West was suddenly canceled last year?
We were all excited about it in the very beginning. But we respected Kanye’s decision to go and work on a new album, and to take some time off.
You still decided to take Gaga out. The Monster Ball Tour began four days after the release of “The Fame Monster.”
We didn’t have a choice to go out. We were still in the middle of an album cycle. We were building a touring career. We had to take a step back and say, “We’re not going to take this to arenas. Let’s not skip a step. Let’s take it into theatres and then we will get to arenas on the next step.”
You must have taken a deep breath at that point.
A really deep breath. It had a lot to do with me trusting Gaga as an artist to be able to pull the creative together as quickly as possible, and me and William Morris (William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) sitting down and pulling together a tour in a matter of weeks. We had no choice.
Full interview:
http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/profile.html?id=515
