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Originally posted by Dark_Lorde
THIS COMMENT.
+ People that surround themselves with legends don't become legends themself.
Was Madonna hanging out with Cher, Michael, U2 etc when she broke onto the scene. No. She forged her own path. - Just like Katy is.
There's a reason Lady gaga is always compared to a certain legend and that's another good point about respect. Katy is compared to no one. She's seems to have her own career identity.
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Bravo!!
While later on in an artists career that can be justified, name dropping and aligning themselves to legends just seems desperate, they should stand on their own first and foremost. Kanye suffers the same fate trying to be in with a crowd but falling short. Gaga needs to find her own identity, all her claims on art and previous influences, saying she is every "icon" is just a pretentious mess, no originality, just riding on previous icon's success and making it pass as something she can do but won't deliver.
Katy is building a name for herself, she is an original who can give her own twist on things, Walking on Air is a fabulous example. There is a reason legends have acknowledged her early on her career.