I am a fan of Lady Gaga

[wolven7]

I am a fan of Lady Gaga. Not necessarily her music, but her creative vision, her ability to craft a layered, symbolic image, and to express that image, into the world, and have people flock to accept it, denounce it, always talk about it.

I am an Admirer of Lady Gaga's Persona-Craft.

Why, if she were a magicain, I might just believe she were a magicain.

Good morning.

Comments

[ritualwhore.livejournal.com]

I simply love her outfits. She has a fashion sense and self confidence of purpose few in the US music industry do today. I also like that she's doing pop, we've been without a pop icon based entirely in sex for some time.

Of course her newer video strikes me as completely socially relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgKrzdaDQMw

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check that out, when I'm on a machine which can handle the flash vids. My laptop has issues :\

[crossbonesdj.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't doubt that she believes in magic, based upon her videos and interviews...

[wolven.livejournal.com]

That makes me indescribably happy.

[moonandserpent.livejournal.com]

I think she may actually be a magician or something similar.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I think so, too, but "magician" doesn't quite cover it. She strikes me as resting in that same strangely liminal space of Incarnation of an Alien Trickster Deity...

[moonandserpent.livejournal.com]

A friend of a friend claims she's hip to Morrison.

Even if that's bollocks, I think I shall treat it as true.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Knowing what I know, now, about her skill and ability, I'll believe that, too.

[momentai.livejournal.com]

for someone who purports to be so smart you sure can be a big rube.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Tell me: How does it make me a rube to respect the woman for her ability to craft a persona, and get people to buy into it, while not providing her with any money?

Honestly, the only difference between her and what David Bowie was doing with Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is the specific social context, and the fact that I actually like All of David Bowie's music.

[plantyhamchuk.livejournal.com]

I admire Fox News for precisely the same reasons.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I would, but they use it with the Intention to confuse and confound, never even purporting to offer the honesty of their actions. Gaga seems to be acting on the reverse of that.

[nytehiker1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I read through these comments...I actually just discovered her and like her a lot myself. I like her music too, it has a haunting quality to it.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've come to realise that, without the visuals, the music only ever Almost works, for me. With them, the whole thing is complete.

[nytehiker1.livejournal.com]

Great..now thanks to you I had to get her discography...LOL. I love her videos...they are so artfully done.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

If I could get a video for every song she does, I'd count myself a more complete fan.