14 DAY TRIAL // Lady Gaga is currently worse for wear, having already canceled one concert and with rumors going strong that others too will suffer the same fate after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion. Fans will be happy to know though that, for her pre-taped appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the singer seemed to be in top shape, even managing to put on one fiery performance at the end of the show, as MTV News can confirm.
The singer, “decorated” with spikes made of her own hair, talked to Oprah about everything, from her music to how her father could still not fully understand why she had to undergo such a dramatic makeover in order to make pop music. For the sake of argument, Gaga also showed a couple of shots from her teen days, before she had become the Gaga the entire world knew and loved at that moment. With all this, the most surprising moment was when the singer announced she would be doing her best to help victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
“Haiti is still suffering. And I was thinking earlier, because I was in New York during 9/11 and I always felt, the level of disaster isn’t in the neighborhood of what is happening in Haiti, but I just remember feeling nobody really understood. And I worry that young people don’t know enough about what’s going on there. I will say today that on the January 24th, the Monster Ball show in New York City, all of the money that I make in ticket sales and merchandise will go to Haiti. And on the 24th you can also go onto LadyGaga.com and any merchandise that you buy, the money will go to Haiti,” the singer said.
At the end of the interview, Gaga put on her best outlandish outfit and performed a medley of her most recent hits. “She stepped onto the stage with a ball and chain and spiky getup – complete with a spiked hairstyle – that was part dress, part pantsuit and busted out a medley that started off with ‘Monster’ before going into her hit ‘Bad Romance,’ complete with several dancers. She later took the ball and chain, jumped on a mock taxi and attempted to break through its windshield. (Oprah was shown pumping her fist in the crowd during the performance.) She then slowed it down by completing the set at her piano singing ‘Speechless.’” MTV writes of Gaga’s appearance.
The Oprah interview is already available online in parts on websites like YouTube. The quality of these videos is questionable at best. Still, in order for you to be able to form an opinion on the much-hyped interview, see below for Gaga’s performance and keep an eye on this space for more details. Enjoy.