PAPER Magazine‘s Lady Gaga cover story has arrived, alongside a futuristic, android-style acid trip shot by Frederik Heyman.
The photo series, which you can peep below, sees Gaga riding mechanical horses and taking self-isolation to new, glam extremes. The whole shoot is a masterpiece that I can absolutely foresee hanging in the Louvre in the year 3010.
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In her interview with PAPER, Lady Gaga talked about the infamous “Stupid Love” leak back in January. “There was a minute where me and my manager, Bobby, were talking, ‘Do we change the single?’ We’d just spent months and months developing this video and choreography. And I said, ‘Nope!’ You know why? Because the song, when it’s mixed, mastered and finished with the visuals, and everything I have to say about it — when all those things come together at once, that will be the art piece I’m making. Not a leak.”
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Gaga also discussed her intent behind Chromatica, her highly-anticipated sixth studio album: “I will do whatever it takes to make the world dance and smile. I want to put out a record that forces people to rejoice even in their saddest moments.”
“And by the way,” she added. “I’m not standing over here with a flag going, ‘I’m all healed, everything’s perfect.’ It’s not; it’s a fight all the time. I still work on myself constantly. I have bad days, I have good days. Yeah, I live in Chromatica, it took a minute to get here, but that doesn’t mean I don’t remember what happened. So if you’re in pain and listening to this music, just know that I know what it’s like to be in pain. And I know what it’s like to also not let it ruin your life.”
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This shoot has gotten me through day 1 of self-isolation. Thank you Gaga. Thank you PAPER. Thank you Frederik.
