14 DAY TRIAL // Lady Gaga, the most fierce and original presence in pop music at the moment, is not afraid to cause a stir if that’s what she deems necessary. In the latest issue of the British music magazine Q, the singer rocks the shirtless look and a mysterious bulge down her pants, while insisting that, at the end of the day, she is nothing short of a lady.
Many things have been written about Gaga, including that she may be both male and female – wherefrom the not at all subtle jab with the bulge. However, her image is something that she’s very fond of because it too is part of how she expresses herself artistically, and not just her music. For Gaga, music and look go hand in hand and, because of this, she is the ultimate star, the ultimate artist, critics believe.
“I consider myself quite the lady,” Gaga begins by telling the magazine, on whose cover she shows exactly just how aggressive she can be with her look. “Well, I believe in certain institutions: cooking, serving dinner, taking care of my family,” she explains. Fans must know, of course, that this is not the first time that Gaga insists that, while her public persona is not a fake, it doesn’t reflect her life and beliefs with an accuracy of 100%. Even though she may be perceived as “wild” (which she is), there are some things which she holds very dearly, as she also put it on several past occasions.
Speaking of her image, Gaga also reiterates a statement she made in the past as well: namely that she’s aware she’s like a breath of fresh air on the pop scene. Her unique look and the way she uses her image to gain more coverage and media attention are all part of a strategy because, as noted above, she aims for art and it can only be made by combining both sound and image.
“The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a [hot] pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself. My image was an issue at my record label. I fought for months and cried at meetings. I got criticized for being arrogant because if you’re sure of yourself as a woman they say you’re a [expletive] whereas if you’re a man and you’re strong-willed it’s normal,” Gaga says for Q.
Q Magazine, the Lady Gaga issue, is out on newsstands now.