Lady Gaga Talks About Gossip Girl Appearance
So far, the Gossip Girl cast has provided only vague details about what fans should expect from Lady Gaga's appearance on the show November 16.
But Gaga herself recently opened up to MTV about why she agreed to do it.
"First of all, my sister's a huge fan, and she's 17 years old. So when I called her and said Gossip Girl wants to put my new album on the show and have me perform, she was like 'Oh my God, you have to do it,'" she said.
"And I'd seen it. It's a great show."
Of course, Lady Gaga had no interest in a stereotypically awkward musical guest cameo. She wanted it done in typical Lady Gaga fashion.
"I hate most TV show performances, because they kind of come in out of nowhere, and everyone's, like, really into the story line, and then all of a sudden somebody breaks into song," she said. "It has nothing to do with the story."
Lady Gaga made sure her Gossip Girl appearance was unique.
So rather than showing up on the set for the day, Gaga met with writers and producers to ensure she was doing a performance she felt good about.
"I really sat down with the Gossip Girl writers," she said.
"I was like, 'Look, the reason I want to do this is because I'm trying to say something that is not mainstream. So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'état for me as a performance artist.'"
The result sounds like an elaborate music video.
"I am the narrator behind what is going on with the characters and make the song part of the moment," she said of her "crazy performance-art piece."
"We used these ladders. Ladders are kind of a monster symbol about bad luck. And I have this 35-foot-long dress on and these X's, very gothic-inspired."
"It was great. They let me do whatever the hell I wanted. It was amazing."
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November 17th, 2009 9:52 AM
OMG i absolutely love the idea of Gaga on GG! She's come to Malta twice to sing live and both shows where great!
November 12th, 2009 1:53 AM
i love lady gaga.
but the bow in the head is a bit gaga.
November 11th, 2009 3:34 AM
does she know what a coupe detat is? (her usage doesn't make any real sense)
why does she try so tirelessly to be postmodern when she's clearly a dumb?
November 10th, 2009 3:45 AM
I'm a huge fan of Lady Gaga so I can't help but love this. However, I easily see how other people find it annoying. Because of today's cotillion episode, I was thinking about season 1's cotillion (since when do people wear trashy cocktail dresses, btw? compare Blair's beautiful white gown) and the awesome song that was played therein: two can keep a secret if one if them is dead! And Blair's cotillion was to be something to "die for". This is just one of many times when the musical accompaniment has been awesome, so I have high hopes that they can do it really well with Lady Gaga. And if nothing else, well, I get to see Lady Gaga and I love her!
November 9th, 2009 1:44 PM
so excited for this episode!
November 9th, 2009 4:44 AM
I can't wait.
November 9th, 2009 2:16 AM
I really like the idea of Lady Gaga narrating the episode... I hope it's a mix of how GG does it and through song, specifically integrating the song with the voice over narration [using it for more than just the music in the scene]. I'm pretty sure they're going to be featuring "Bad Romance", a song which has grown on me, and I really wonder how its all going to play out. I can't wait to watch this! It'll be such a departure from the norm that it'll be great even if it sucks [because at least they'll be something to mock if it bombs].
November 8th, 2009 6:05 PM
she's LITERALLY narrating or just through her songs? I can't get enough of her voice. if that's the case I won't even have to watch I'll just listen to the entire episode:) but I have to see her performance as well. I love gaga.
November 8th, 2009 3:10 PM
im so exicited!!!!!!!!!!!
November 8th, 2009 2:07 PM
She's the narrator? So no Gossip Girl in that episode? I hate how Gossip Girl barely speaks now.. I miss her!