Dickinson's Take on Lady Gaga and Connecting With Fans

[@00Mindi00]

In her early days, Gaga used to do the odd Maiden cover with her friend in shows. She's a legit Maiden fan, it's been well documented.

[@XJevoX]

haha, would be nice to see and hear Lady Gaga singing Run to the Hills!

[@norms3913]

XJevoX even the trooper lol

[@catfatherb]

00Mindi00 I think it was metallica she was with at the Grammys

[@mungofinalfi4480]

@@XJevoX I can hear her sing it in my head. The chorus would be great.

[@eddiemaiden0862]

@@catfatherb it was metallica

[@hardcandy260495]

He didn't lie, she is talented. People may not like her but she has a great voice, she plays the piano, she writes great songs, she knows how to grab attention from the public and the media, and most of all she treats her fans very well.

[@StefanDot]

+hardcandy260495 she has a very normal voice, nothing extraordinary at all. She is not Mariah Carey. Gaga can play the piano like everybody, she is not mozart. She writes great songs? Are you kidding? Very stupid lyrics. I don't think she is very relevant anymore.

[@hardcandy260495]

+StefanDot Do you compare every person who plays the piano to Mozart because that's very illogical. Also Mariah and Lady Gaga have completely different voices and Mariah is known for being one of the best vocalist ever. Saying she is no Mariah or Mozart doesn't make her talentless or less good. Have you heard her ballads? Her lyrics are no always basic pop lyrics and even her pop songs like Judas have better lyrics than most mainstream pop songs. Don't be a hater

[@StefanDot]

hardcandy260495 I just think she is not special. What made her special were the costumes but now the trend is over and even gaga is fading her fame.

[@hardcandy260495]

+StefanDot well if that's what you think it's fine because it's your OPINION. His opinion and my opinion are that Lady Gaga is great, special and more talented than Madonna.

[@hardcandy260495]

+StefanDot and her fame is not fading that much, she still gets #1 albums and her Oscar performance got more attention than the whole ceremony and any of the winners.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

Well, Bruce is right. I don't like Lady Gaga's music at all, but she is obviously very talented, which is a rare thing in pop-culture these days ;)

[@jeffpatton6358]

bruce is so classy , i love this guy..lady gaga is seen in several pics online wearing iron maiden gear ...i think shes a fangirl

[@yomama9114]

I grew up listening to Gaga and through her I got into her favorite artists and inspirations like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Judas Priest, David Bowie, The Cramps, Blondie, and Kiss.

[@dtq7479]

Queen was an especially primal part of that influence as well...hence the Gaga moniker (from Queen's classic Radio Gaga).

[@fabricio.rocha1]

you forgot about madonna lol. one of her biggest inspirations

[@Elnont]

“First of all she can sing.” Lmao savage but true, I love that Bruce has always been brutally honest.

[@ColKorn1965]

Maiden is 100% about music.

[@Lengsel7]

+ColKorn1965 ....and...giant inflatable rotting corpses.

[@theaxis2000]

+Brad K No inflatable ones, that is too simple. Maiden has awesome robotic ones

[@ryant3600]

Bruce said something that really sticks out here. He's asked about how Maiden has kept it going this long and w/ the fans etc. And he said, we have always tried to keep our integrity. A lot of bands don't know what that means. Wish more did though.

[@BarryChapman]

I was fortunate enough to see Lady Gaga's show in Las Vegas on my 40th birthday last year - and she absolutely killed it. I am a huge fan of Iron Maiden, and Bruce Dickinson in general. I am a metalhead through and through, and having seen Maiden live and now Gaga, I feel quite safe in saying that Lady Gaga is singlehandedly bridging the gap between pop music and heavy metal. Anyone that has been to one of her shows, knows that her show is not a typical pop show. Sure, it has dancing, lights and other pop elements, but the FIRE, the LIGHTS, the ANGER in her voice, the visual visceral elements along with her powerful voice, draws all the parallels to an Iron Maiden show. Madonna? hell no. Bruce is right, she is better than that. She is Lady Gaga, and she has so much more in common with a large metal show than your traditional pop show. Besides, anyone who is truly part of the metal community, knows that the community embraces individualism, identity, and abhors racism, stereotyping, and other stigmatizing components that are rampant in society. Bruce condemns the abhorrent and welcomes the different. Gaga does the same thing at her shows, but then - anyone who knows her, seen her live, or even knows of her; knows that she is different and creates a welcoming culture at her shows. Go ahead, try and refute it. Bruce and Lady Gaga have more in common than mac and cheese. UP THE IRONS

[@frankford1115]

Better singer than Madonna, no doubt. But Madonna’s back catalogue will have you tapping your feet and remembering where you were. She was a monster.

[@inma5665]

​@@frankford1115 Bad Romance alone stomps in all Madonna's discography, the goth electro industrial production is awesome and the techno beat is really heavy, a killer pop song like no other!!!

[@frankford1115]

@@inma5665 She is good. But Madonona’s stuff was good for a long time. She may have gone a bit gaga herself, but she made some good stuff for years.

[@ryanmorgan2861]

Obviously a slipknot fan here. But dammit Gaga is AMAZING. Now how do we go about seeing her sing a duet with Corey?

[@Dji00]

@@frankford1115 Madonna is nasty. Gaga is queen. Barry is right. Been a massive metalhead my whole life.. saw Gaga and she changed my life.

[@MaidenLiberty]

i love iron maiden. i appreciate the fact that in a way gaga put the finger in the pop world. yes she has talent, but i doubt she'll be the next iron maiden. these guys created a legacy most bands or artists cannot touch. even metallica can't reach to maiden's level after all this time.

[@jjoshwills]

+Alyssia Maiden I think she just means she's not another Madonna wannabe, she's something more, something greater. We all know both Maiden and Gaga are HUGE but they're completely different.

[@joelewishenry7886]

+josh wills well put

[@billyg.477]

+Alyssia Maiden u make it sound as if metallica are something big. who the fuck is metallica compared to maiden? of course they cant reach their level

[@hmpz36911]

Alyssia Iron Maiden Maiden have a credibility and like Bruce said, integrity. Metallica fell off that wagon, I feel. Whatever Maiden has done, I've at least respected them for it, even if I didn't like the album. I never got the feeling they were just doing it for the money, or to follow some trend. They never went glam, grunge, Nu-metal etc.

[@anarchy9141]

Iron madien an't only metal but they are Speed Metal

[@igothotsauceinmybagswag848]

.. "first of all she could sing.." YASSSSSS! 👸

[@atomic3939]

Even a bad Iron Maiden album, if there really is such a thing, is 100% better than almost everything else being produced these days.

[@andrefelder4902]

+atomic3939 Not all, hell not all, but the most

[@orestisl6539]

+atomic3939 i mean Dance of Death had 1 good track in it but yeah

[@karabina791]

+Orestis Lyras it had several good tracks such as dance of death, rainmaker, journeyman and paschendale

[@orestisl6539]

+Einar Húmi Valsson personally i only liked dance of death, but to each their own

[@tominatorxx]

+Einar Húmi Valsson I'd add No More Lies to that list. But overall Dance Of Death is kind of a 2 faced album. Half the album has ok songs but not great (imo) and the other half of the songs are great.

[@SergioRamos-xb9zr]

I agree, Lady GaGa is a great musician.

[@aleavalos1274]

Gaga would be so proud seeing The Bruce Dickinson saying this

[@ryanhoskins01]

I've stayed on the bus, and I'm still enjoying every new stop on the way.

[@bradhill1099]

Genius is an over used word, but with Bruce it is fitting....

[@MarkBoyd]

I can't say I'm a fan of Lady Gaga, but it truly took some guts for her to say what she said about Maiden as a pop star...and I believe she meant it. I understand that she did Maiden covers in her early years...she deserves respect just for that. Maiden is one of those bands that you can grow old with and it's really cool to see that someone younger like Lady Gaga gives respect...because you just KNOW that she liked them during a period of time when metal wasn't "cool." \m/

[@lorenagagamonster]

A freaking idiot can see he is being more than just polite here. He didn't need to say that Gaga is better than Madonna, but he did, and he also didn't need to compliment her artistry in any way. If he were just polite, he would have said that he appreciates what she said and he likes her as a person, that is it. Still, he chose to compliment her as a musician and a performer. That is something. Also, she has the right to be a fan of Iron Maiden and make pop music. Anyone who knows her a little bit can see the metal references in what she does a mile away. As weird as it might sound, Lady Gaga is VERY metal.

[@bobbyciccone]

I didn´t see this way. He said that "she´s better than that", and I see it like "she´s better than next anyone", she´s good enough to not be filling somebody´s place, ´cause there´s no such thing. Madonna, to me, is awesome, even not singing half as Gaga does, and Gaga is amazing, a great artist, and those comparisons are repeating over and over. He said it well

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

I don't agree; She makes pop garbage while having a classical background. That makes her a literal sellout. - And have you seen her turn MetallicA into a cringefest?... They allowed it, but she thinks Rock and Metal is dancing like a stripper for females. That would be Rock 'n' Roll, but that also made it embarrassing and degenerating. - I don't appreciate her "contribution" to Metal, she needs to stay out and do her pop crap if she so desires to waste her actual talent that would basically blow Maiden away. But she decides to be an awkward fangirl, not Metal.

[@lorenagagamonster]

@@michaelangeloh.5383 Just because you don't like her interpretation of what it means to be 'metal', doesn't mean she's wrong in having it, and it doesn't make it any less genuine. Gaga is unique in everything she does, including the few times she dabbles into the actual style of metal. If you expected her to embody the 'tradicional' behavior and ways of it you were either stupid or knew nothing about her. Also, if you call what she did/does 'pop garbage', you either know very little about her or nothing about pop, maybe both. You might not like her work, you have every right to. Taste is subjective, she herself has said it many times, no one has to enjoy her or what she does. People are free. But her work IS rich in meaning, references, expression and musical mastery, within her genre (pop, dance, electro and others); any objetive viewer knows it has merit, both in itself and as a cultural phenomena. Besides, can you really call a super pop star who CHOSE to spend over a year of her life investing on something so out of the pop genre like Jazz a sell out? I don't think so. She could've made millions with another pop album, but she chose to make much, much less singing Jazz with Tony Bennett because she wanted to, because she loves music. Gaga has proven again and again that she will do whatever she wants, when she wants to, and her reasons rarely, if ever, relate to money. But they always relate to art and the things she wants to see put out in the world.

[@thade7062]

@@michaelangeloh.5383 she writes everything she sings, she can do any genera of music , she likes making pop music . Selling out means being who you are not for money , Gaga has never sold out shes a genuine person . You could probably use to pull your head from your ass before you suffocate.

[@martyfan11agnosticalienfan]

Out of all of today's "pop" artists, Lady Gaga is probably the most talented and only one to stay true to music. Yes, she does have a generic pop sound, but she does it well, and if she and Iron Maiden did a joint tour, I'd be there. And this is coming from somebody who is not the world's biggest Gaga fan.

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

+professional troll hunter I can imagine Lady Gaga pulling off an Eddie the head Dress/Costume

[@martyfan11agnosticalienfan]

That would be cool to see.

[@mikecronis]

Yeah, but her live concerts are just her lip-synching. Cheap.

[@martyfan11agnosticalienfan]

Mike Cronis So what if she lip-syncs? Maybe that's just her preferred method in case she loses her voice. I also lip-sync a lot myself.

[@mikecronis]

Iron Maiden doesn't, which is a big deal. Live skill vs. auto-tuned studio-work is a huge difference. She cannot compare herself to Maiden if she can't even sing live in-key.

[@denisewalker7235]

my opinion of Lady GaGa has been upgraded she gets metal not like Beyonce and Taylor Swift. She gives respect

[@zofflex]

Yes Mr. Bruce, you not letting me down, i actually feel like Iron Maiden is managing to be better every time we meet, very impressive musicians, awesome metal symphony!

[@zenncatt]

So refreshing listening to Bruce. Speaks with intelligence and honesty.

[@6wm]

Bruce always seems like a good bloke

[@rekdinhopoetico]

Bruce is a legend! I discovered he sang 'I want To Break Free' and put the audio in my channel. Bruce and Freddie are the best singers of ever! About Lady Gaga: fantastic singer, great artist!

[@svsps]

My respect for her just increased tenfold.

[@guibox3]

My appreciation for Lady Gaga has gone up the last few years when she has put her freak show persona to the side and let her obvious talent shine through. This quote from her about Iron Maiden just raised her up even further in my mind. :)

[@guitarfoundry]

every interview i ever see Bruce in I think the same thing...What a fucking nice, genuine and interesting bloke..He would be so easy to have an evening talking shit with..You could talk about the most inconsequential nonsense, through to the discoveries of the LHC.

[@scottjackson1332]

Loved how he dissed on Madonna. He ain't wrong. While not a fan of most of her music, Gaga can sing and kills it on the piano.

[@DC05570]

LOL about Bruce and his band mates NOT posting their willies on Twitter-so true!!! Madonna humiliated her then-teenage son Rocco by posting an action shot of him on Twitter with the caption “Wiener so small.” Bruce = class act

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Lady Gaga is pretty theatrical and Iron Maiden is a very theatrical band, so it’s just fitting that she likes them.

[@davidmartinsen332]

Saw gaga play with metalica... was real impressed.... she should drop the pop and form metal band

[@cbr9914]

love or hate the woman, she's insanely talented. i wasn't expecting to hear bruce give her praise

[@IggyBing]

Gaga would be fun to hang out with, no doubt. She's rebellious, non-conformist, irreverent, just like Maiden. I don't necessarily have to like her music to appreciate that.

[@nawtsorated]

Lady Gaga is one of the best musicians of all time. She will go down in history, and if you don't agree with that then I'm sorry that you can't see the truth.

[@StefanDot]

+Victor Matter oh gosh what do I have to read. :S

[@PaulA-fp3vs]

No......

[@SadamYT]

I could never understand all that hate around Lady Gaga. But well... Some generations in 1960's were saying that Rolling Stones are shit. I think that's exactly the same kind of people.

[@TheDavidkaltsas]

Lady Gaga is amazing

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Great interview John. We love Bruce. ❤️✌️🎸

[@akent6393]

Lady Gaga a metalhead...who would've thought! Love Maiden & love Gaga!

[@mr.p7092]

I’m a pretty new Iron Maiden fan but damn I can see why they are so popular and I’m a die hard fan now

[@JuanRamosB]

I just love this guy since I am very young, and I believe this love is already more than 30 years old, but I am in love with Gaga. She is a fabullous artist.

[@lascasasdossons6305]

She's actually, a hero like him.

[@IronDiva]

I like this interviewer. Smart questions, and not a fanboy type.

[@dmitryowens]

This is before she came out as a full-on metalhead.

[@jamesmcconnell8969]

i'll start out by saying that im not a fan of Lady Gaga's chosen style of music, but i will give her credit for being a huge metal fan. You can tell that she is a fan and just not faking it. I find that kind of refreshing

[@senosab]

Big Maiden fan here and I have always appreciated Gaga. Never heard this quote before but it doesn't surprise me, she's intelligent, classy and very talented. That's one of the reason I like her as well as I do. And yeah, she's weird, but I love that too.

[@emanemanrus5835]

lady gaga does not play rock 'n roll, but she HAS a rock 'n roll attitude.

[@joelewishenry7886]

Bruce is the man! ✊🏽🤘🏼

[@batman6540]

Gaga is great, Iron Maiden are great....rock n roll!!

[@jacobcrozier]

Exactly

[@saadswg]

Gaga is legend

[@tommywilliams5140]

Bruce I think I can speak for all sir when I say you guy's never let us down. UP THE IRONS!!!!

[@vildalaiback2020]

Imagine hearing this legend speak about you in this way! I would have dropped dead😂🤩

[@jasperdevries1726]

"We've never been about dressing up". While I agree with Bruce that the longevity of Iron Maiden hasn't been based on that, his 80's taste in pants would like a word.

[@isodoublet]

I was at one of their concerts during the Dance of Death tour. Each song was a different costume (highlight for me was Bruce as a WWI soldier in Paschendale). Their dress-up game is very strong.

[@coreyassadullah7321]

there only can be one maiden........ and that's Iron Maiden

[@dragonlady4747]

I really don't care for her, but that was really nice for her to say that.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

lol

[@michaelhalvorsen3366]

"Anybody who could turn up to an award ceremony dressed as a bacon sandwich gets my vote" HAHAH :D

[@scottlebrun6782]

I saw this top ten list where this magazine listed Bruce in the top 10 biggest assholes in rock. How can anybody even think that??!! He's so cool and down to Earth.

[@syrusopliger8547]

Iron Maiden and Lady Gaga should have a collaboration album, hallowed by thy Telephone

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

+Syrus Opliger Haha, I think Maiden are too good for that ;)

[@joelewishenry7886]

I like that they're complementing each other but i doubt that will ever happen. I really hope not 🙏🏽 🤘🏽

[@ChimpScape]

Get out...

[@jondunmore4268]

Bruce must love A STAR IS BORN!

[@naturalpro2003]

Lady Gaga will never be like Iron Maiden. #SorryNotSorry

[@shreddersteve2663]

+naturalpro2003 Never never never never never never never in a million years for sure.

[@naturalpro2003]

+Stephen Grbavac Amen, brother! Agree 100%!!

[@futurepig]

She is okay, but not in the same league as Maiden. His answer proves he is not just a great artist, but a true gentleman.

[@lindacarter4543]

Not even close. Not even in her wettest dreamssss. And Bruce is well aware of that ;)

[@JeanRokx]

OHHHHH THE BURN

[@jerryhensley6255]

You don't make music for your fans, They're your fans because they like your music

[@LightingRevenant]

I appreciated Lady Gaga way before finding out she is a Maiden fan and although I don't really like pop, but it was her "bizarre" way that I liked, kinda a Manson pop version

[@w-james9277]

She's incredibly talented. She's just in the wrong genre of music.

[@Neuroneos]

There has been some subversive and challenging pop-oriented artists throughout musical history (Kate Bush, Björk, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones), and even today artists like Grimes or Julia Holter are way more interesting than Lady Gaga. It's just her music that sucks.

[@tylergarret2]

@@Neuroneos lol you suck. If her music sucked, she wouldn't have sold millions of records or amassed billions of streams. STFU.

[@silentfuryjazzrock]

Well who wouldn't LOVE Iron Maiden? I just did an interview for my band and our new song release Violence Against Violence, and they asked me if you could be on stage with any other band who would it be? I said Iron Maiden so I can sing next to Bruce Dickson! Hello!!!!!!! #ironmaiden #brucedickinsonrules

[@filippopisu968]

Of course Maiden are better than Gaga, Gaga's fan would say the same. I think that she wants to express her love for Bruce with the interview and the difference between her and Madonna. Bruce is talking about the same thing, he appreciates a talented songwriter ,singer and musician more than a buisness woman.

[@malignor9035]

Gaga isn't Maiden, but like Maiden she's true to herself, and her vision of The Music. It's genuine integrity. I may not like much of her music, but I respect the living hell out of her. Iron Maiden is legend.

[@loui01]

of course he will say that. She has a compliment with the band and hes trying to be nice.

[@guyinsf]

+loui01 Well he doesn't have to be nice to Gaga. He doesn't know Gaga personally so he's not obligated to be nice to her. Gaga has reached out to Grace Jones and Die Antwoord to ask to work with them but they both turned her down and weren't at all nice about it. What I do notice is a pattern of legendary metal musicians like Judas Priest, Kiss, Queen, Ozzy and now Iron Maiden praising Gaga for her "theater" quality which is a very important part of metal. Gaga has great showmanship and they appreciate that in her. Just because she writes and sings top 40 pop songs doesn't mean she can't be a great artist. To get all the praises from these icons you have to be good and she IS!

[@huhu300]

+loui01 This!

[@guyinsf]

***** Oh good, I didn't know that Grace Jones has apologized to Gaga but very good that she did. I read some of her statements on Gaga and thought they were very scathing and made GJ come across as bitter and egotistical.

[@looneyrunestv4801]

+stu wilks Bruce does absolutely know her personally. Gaga worked as a roadie for Maiden years ago and already appeared on stage with the band to sing "The Number of the Beast". They are quite obviously friends, no matter what the metal community thinks about it. If you don't believe it - google will supply you with stories and images. Everything else: agreed. :)

[@Nimmermehr666]

Actually they know each other personally. Gaga worked as a roadie for Maiden.

[@valeriotagliaferri2125]

I don't like her music very much but I admire her honesty in making music.

[@jongolsteyn7031]

I have been a huge Maiden fan since 82, but I didn't appreciate Bruce slagging off older fans in a interview a few years ago when promoting his book. He said he preferred to see young kids at their shows instead of old folks who have to run to the bathroom all the time. Doesn't he understand those older fans have been with them and supported them for over 30 years? They wouldn't be where they are now without that kind of support. Hearing that comment was like a slap to the face.

[@timp8291]

from a metal head, GaGa is amazing. The only reason she's so disliked is because of her attention grabbing stunts. Simply as a musician, she is everything Bruce described.

[@johnstoner666]

You ever seen her sing and play the piano?! If not, I highly suggest you look that shit up. She's incredible.

[@craigcotter7476]

she's decent on the piano, nothing special.

[@ManikiMPACT]

Lady Gaga the next Iron Maiden she's crazy if she thinks she the next Iron Maiden lol

[@ukphotography8569]

Is it why I love him so much 🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜 he is so intelligent and sees when someone is all that !! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 I don’t like pop music... but I share the same opinion as he, first because she’s a great singer (a real one) , she has a great sense of drama for sure , she is really a musician, great with the instruments , and a writer... Really... She rocks!!! 🤘🏻 And is very admirable that she didn’t mention Metallica instead Iron maiden 😃👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 and is that why I like her so much as well 😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 hehehe She has a metal roots for sure 😃😃🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😝😝😝😝

[@hollywoodjoe3259]

People say Bruce is an asshole but he is great at what he does ,he’s a human with the same emotions we all have .like he says your more than welcome to get off the bus whenever you feel the need .

[@imadeyoureadthis.9743]

Most Rock N' Roll fans and Metalheads tend to bash the hell out of modern popular artists blindly. While I do agree there's some shameful, horrible and poorly written music out there whose only point is to be catchy, there's also some great artist out there and Miss Gaga is one, let's ignore her "I'm the next Iron Maiden" quote, pretty sure she didn't meant it like "Yeah, I'm surpassing this guys" or that she was going to be their equal, for me it seems like her way of saying that he looks up to them as artists and that they have inspired her a lot. She is very passionate about music, she is good songwriter, great singer and an amazing performer who genuinely seems to love her fans and tries to connect with them (that alone is a reason to respect an artist) and overall seems like a nice lady that keeps her feet on the ground and doesn't tries to sell her fans that she is a Goddess like some do.

[@eddiemuniz443]

I would like to hear Bruce sing some samson songs.

[@chrisdrummond8893]

I agree with what he said about Lady Gaga.

[@juancastaneda9525]

Up the Irons and lady Gaga rocks too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘😎🤘

[@midotvadventure504]

What a man

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

Iron Maiden need to make IM feat Lady Gaga song !!!!!!!!! really fast ! thank you !!!!________________________________

[@ChimpScape]

Nah you're alright..haha

[@joepope5793]

I fuck with Gaga. Her music ain't my style at all but her talent, skill, originality and overall audacity are worthy of the respect from any genre's fandom.

[@vyctoralberto1707]

There's no the next Madonna. Madonna is just one.

[@patrickking2423]

Many mainstreem pop artists are actually closet metal fans. I once saw Demi Lovato wearing an Iron Maiden tee shirt and Shakira wearing a Scorpion"s tee shirt.

[@chriscarter5558]

Interviwer stuffed up. He told Bruce he had a break in the 90s. The best Bruce solo albums happened then

[@gratefuldates8853]

Making movies of our willies! Lol

[@roshangupta1403]

Watching this as I play the main guitar riff of N.I.B. by Black Sabbath! \m/!

[@feydlordpretend4566]

3:03, Bruce said that Iron Maiden wasn't Mötley Crüe!!

[@lindacarter4543]

Heck no.

[@valemontenegropaez4957]

Te amo Bruce

[@waitindelaney]

Makes me respect Bruce even more. He was obviously flattered by the compliment. And he isn't afraid to speak the truth. She certainly is more than just a pop sensation. She's a genuine talent. And she's not afraid to speak the truth, despite how her Hollywood friends might react. Mutual respect between two genuine artists is a beautiful thing

[@evankeal]

I dont think any group/artist is ever going to be able to build a fanbase the way Iron Maiden and a handfull of others did, Rush, Grateful Dead to name a few. Immediacy, mediocrity and redundancy inserted by everything that exists being available instantly is a factor. She will need some career topping and industry changing ideas to begin to think she will obtain that large of, and stable base. I dont think it could happen ever. But she has the correct aspirations definitely, i hope she does it. She has to be on radio and video to exist, the aforementioned don't utilize or get utilized by radio or video at all in their later years, and sparingly in their prime period.

[@rebelblue]

Madonna is legend!!!!

[@davidg9927]

Gaga and swift are the real musician these days

[@HighlanderNorth1]

I was watching a Lady Gaga - Howard Stern interview, where she also mentioned Judas Priest. I used to be a Priest fan in my mid teens, but I lost interest in them by age 20, although I still like Iron Maiden and other metal bands. But I'm a bit shocked that Lady Gaga likes metal. She is about the last person I thought would be a metal fan.

[@Gregbaltzer]

She posted on her twitter when the new Anthrax album came out how much she liked it.

[@BahiaDoSul]

And to think once I was kind of ashamed of being a GaGa fan... Thank god teenagehood is gone

[@kmsharley75]

When Bruce Dickinson says "you can sing", that means you can sing...

[@danielgoett]

hated her music but watched American horror story and she's a very good actress. she has talent. and after listening to paparazzi by Underride I actually DO like her music - just not her singing it. lol check it out here on youtube if you've never heard it.

[@anthonyrivers255]

She seems like a pretty cool chick overall

[@thedawnoftheblackhearts2745]

Lady gaga is right with exception that she forgot to say that she will be the next iron maiden after brave new world and on. She will always be around making profit

[@heavymetal2112]

I agree.

[@hmpz36911]

I don't see her as the next Iron Maiden, I see her as the next Cyndi Lauper, because although she's a pop star, there's a dignity there and a strangeness at the same time. I have no problems with her, and she seems like the kind of chick that would be fun to hang out with.

[@pricey1635]

‘She’s not the next Madonna she’s better than that, first of all she can sing’ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylergarret2]

What's so funny dummy?? 😒