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Amanda Palmer on why people like us like Lady Gaga:
i find myself always coming back to the same question.....
would i rather a generation of teenagers grow up listening to THIS, watching THIS, or watching britney spears?
the choice is obvious.
gaga. hands. down.
and then i think....maybe lady gaga can be like a gateway drug to the teenagers of the world...through her they may find a voice, a liberation, a david bowie record.
most importantly, a PERMISSION. i imagine a totally isolated and confused kid in the outskirts of suburban nevada who has never seen life outside of a shopping mall seeing gaga doing her hijinks and thinking:
IF THIS CHICK CAN BE FAMOUS AND ACCEPTED BY THE MAINSTREAM AND DO THIS WEIRD STUFF THEN MAYBE I CAN DO ANYTHING.
this is what the world needs - artists who, no matter what their personal path may be, will inspire other people to reach deeper, try harder, be more authentic. this was the goal of my band, and i didn't even realize it until we were well on our way and i saw what we were providing people. and we knew their stories because we met them. and they told us.
at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if anyone believes she's "authentic" or not.
and the music may be disco pop that may not be remembered, but the MESSAGE will resonate through the delivery and possibly ignite other flames. and that will happen NOW, and NOW needs that.
I think that sums it up pretty damn well.
i find myself always coming back to the same question.....
would i rather a generation of teenagers grow up listening to THIS, watching THIS, or watching britney spears?
the choice is obvious.
gaga. hands. down.
and then i think....maybe lady gaga can be like a gateway drug to the teenagers of the world...through her they may find a voice, a liberation, a david bowie record.
most importantly, a PERMISSION. i imagine a totally isolated and confused kid in the outskirts of suburban nevada who has never seen life outside of a shopping mall seeing gaga doing her hijinks and thinking:
IF THIS CHICK CAN BE FAMOUS AND ACCEPTED BY THE MAINSTREAM AND DO THIS WEIRD STUFF THEN MAYBE I CAN DO ANYTHING.
this is what the world needs - artists who, no matter what their personal path may be, will inspire other people to reach deeper, try harder, be more authentic. this was the goal of my band, and i didn't even realize it until we were well on our way and i saw what we were providing people. and we knew their stories because we met them. and they told us.
at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if anyone believes she's "authentic" or not.
and the music may be disco pop that may not be remembered, but the MESSAGE will resonate through the delivery and possibly ignite other flames. and that will happen NOW, and NOW needs that.
I think that sums it up pretty damn well.