I've said worse things about LG in the BTW thread/SYG before, and it's always stayed there. ATRL, unlike Twitter, is a place where I've been comfortable being critical of her and having actual discussions.
And while i don't agree with nearly any of her opinions regarding this new era, i hope she stays. To put it simply, her posts are some of the best on Atrl.
I'm not gonna even lie, I thought Born This Way would have lived up to the expectations that we held for it, but honestly, it didn't. I won't go as far to say that I'm going to stop stanning for her, but some of the songs from the album were a little out putting for me (i.e Government Hooker (which I never understood the massive amount of love for) or Hair). It isn't all bad, however, songs like Judas and Scheibe still give me hope that she could return to a more mainstream pop sound.
I wish you tons of success, Nicole. I respect your decision to leave, and even thank you for giving us a proper goodbye.
Born This Way was a good CD for being different. After a You&I performance, Schibe remix, two singles, two promotional singles and Marry The Night that leaked before the CD -- what in the hell were people expecting from this CD?
NONE OF THIS IS NEW INFORMATION. GaGa has been nothing but open about her direction with BTW.