About the Book: In little over a year, Stefani Germanotta, a struggling performer in New York's Lower East Side burlesque scene, has become the global demographic-smashing pop icon known as Lady Gaga. She is a once-in-a-decade artist, a gifted singer, composer, designer, and performance artist who mixes high and low culture, the avant-garde with the accessible, authenticity with artifice.
Who is Lady Gaga? She is a twenty-four-year-old woman whose stage mantra--"I'm a free bitch!"--is the polar opposite of who she is offstage: isolated, insecure, and unable to be alone. She is an outrageous artist who wanted to be a sensitive singer-songwriter, whose musical heroes include Britney Spears, Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen. She is a woman who says no man can ever compete with her career, but who still isn't over the ex-boyfriend who said she was too ambitious. She claims not to care what people think, but spends her downtime online, reading what people have to say about her. She claims to be a con artist and utterly authentic. She is never less than compelling.
Based on over fifty original interviews with friends, employees, rivals, and music industry veterans, Poker Face is the first in-depth biography of the extraordinary cultural phenomenon that is Lady Gaga.
Our Take: Lady Gaga is one of the hottest names in music today. The question is why? This woman has only had ONE CD released! One! And she is absolutely huge. It seems that every song of hers is a single and each better than the last. One of the things that keeps us all interested in her is how enigmatic she is. This new book, "Pokerface: The Rise and Rise of Lady GaGa", gives us a great insight into the woman behind the masks.
You rarely see Lady Gaga's face, its usually obscured by masks and glitter. Her cosutmes are outrageous and are almost more famous than her music! She is the Bowie-esque female glam rocker! Not to mention the fact that she single-handedly brought back club techno music! Thank you!
She is a fantastic business woman that knows what she is doing. She is creative, to be sure, but she clearly calculates her career it hasn't happened to her by chance. This new book is great for any fan. It has great pictures and a TON of info on Gaga and her career to date.
How to Buy: Amazon.com
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