Lady GaGa Throws Lip Synchers Under A Bus
Whatever you think of Lady GaGa and the persona she has created for herself, at least she recognizes it for what it is. Art. She also says that artists and singers who lip synch are not real singers and promises she will never do that. It is a very big challenge she has set for herself because people will always refer to her vow when the inevitable occurs. Oh, I don't think she would ever do it intentionally. There are however certain television shows that only want lip synched performances. Does she not go on those shows? Does she perform on them and say her promise doesn't count in certain circumstances? Then it becomes wishy-washy and she is always having to defend the promise she made until she screams, pulls out all her hair and asks everyone to call her Sinead.
Anyway, Lady GaGa says, "I would never even think about it. The whole point to me is, if you’re gonna be number one, you better really be f**king number one. If you’re gonna be on top, you better be able to do all those things, because it’s a real privilege to be able to make music everyday, and I get away with a lot.
Andy Warhol says art is what you can get away with, and I get away with a lot with my music and my clothes, and I work really hard so I could truly be a real artist for all my fans.That’s really f**ked up when you lip-synch.”
I think what is kind of interesting about this quote is that the person we see in the pictures and the attitude is all part of the persona she has created. She acknowledges her clothes are crazy. She knows they shock and that is what she wants. Lady GaGa is not dumb. She went to NYU. She has written number one songs for other artists. She knows what she is doing and I appreciate her calling out lip synchers. And just for the record. It is hard to imagine her not lip synching in the picture above.
