I should start this post by saying that until today I had never heard a Lady Gaga song. On top of that, I don't watch tv so I'd never seen her in an award show, an E Hollywood special, etc.
Once, my husband recorded a network show that had been preempted for an award show and when he played it, I was in the room. We watched Lady Gaga play the piano in a glass box and then we watched her smash the box to pieces. We looked at each other like "WTF just happened" and turned it off.
And that was the end of my experience with Lady Gaga. I don't even follow her on Twitter.
But I AM an uber-geek so when I saw that Google invited Lady Gaga to campus I had to watch it - for the Google folks - not Lady Gaga.
And the interview was SO amazing. And I was captivated by Lady Gaga's quiet graciousness. She didn't have a mean thing to say about anyone. She talked about how she only focuses on the positive. She spoke about what a great family she has, how happy her friends are to see her when she's in NY, how she angers her security detail by over-interacting with her fans, etc.
I know I'm gushing but I can't help it. I had to go to the gym 3/4 of the way through the video and I left inspired to be a better person - to focus on the positive in my life and how lucky I am and not on what I don't have.
The video is long but from the high-tech Google intro to the very end I was spellbound.
If you need to take a shortcut watch the intro then go to 7:55, 11:30, 13:20, 31:20, 41:30, 42:10, My favorite at 46:25, and 47:27
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
How is it possible that you have never heard of her? i guess because my kids are so much older that i have no choice but to hear about what's going on.
also, how often to you get such a catchy name that you can say "Gaga for Gaga!"
Posted by: Lynn MacDonald (All Fooked Up) | March 24, 2011 at 10:11 AM
I think she is fantastic. She knows who she is and what she wants and hasn't changed for anyone or anything.
Posted by: Jen | March 24, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I love Lady Gaga. Her music is extremely entertaining, but her message is also very positive. And she's talented! That combination is rare. Did I mention that I love her? ;)
Posted by: Lisa | March 24, 2011 at 02:42 PM
Its odd, I use to avoid her as well, thrown off by how odd she seemed by the more I learn about her the more I admire her. Thanks for the blog and sharing the video :)
Posted by: Kiarelle | March 24, 2011 at 03:48 PM
I adore her, and the Google interview made me fall in love with her all over again. She's such a wonderfully weird, positive person.
Posted by: PsychicPirate | March 24, 2011 at 10:59 PM
This interview has made me change my opinion of her. I think everyone can learn from her regarding focusing on the positive not the small little bumps in life.
Posted by: Flawed Imperfections | March 25, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I heart Gaga!
Not in a weird stalky way.
Lets just get that out of the way.
Posted by: leighann | March 25, 2011 at 07:24 PM
I saw her in concert a year ago yesterday. And she was AMAZING. Seriously, I know it's not cool to say it, but I love her. Don't tell the twitter people, k?
p.s. she follows me on twitter, I think she has more followers than you even :P
Posted by: Paxochka | March 28, 2011 at 09:12 AM
I adore Lady Gaga. And for her music, you should check out her song, "Teeth". It's such a sexy song!
Posted by: Heavynleigh | April 07, 2011 at 11:03 PM
The interviewer is so nervous it really makes the whole thing awkward to watch. She hardly interacts with Gaga, she just seems to be working off a script the entire time. Way too many awkward pauses...
Posted by: Gelissa | April 14, 2011 at 04:11 AM