Lady Gaga on “biggest risk” she’s taken in music: “People thought I was crazy”

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Lady Gaga has revealed what she believes is the “biggest risk” she’s taken in her music career.During a new ‘Ask Me Anything’ interview with ELLE, the pop star was asked about her forthcoming eighth album ‘Mayhem’, and answered questions about her personal and professional life.At one point in the chat, Gaga was asked: “What is the biggest risk you’ve taken musically?”She responded: “I think making jazz was a big risk.

I think people thought I was crazy. But I mean you had to really have a great song for it to make it into the Great American Songbook.“So I would say that was a big risk because a lot of people didn’t want me to do it, but I did it anyway.”Speaking about her desire to venture into new genres and styles, the singer continued: “I love all different kinds of music, and I feel like part of the joy of being a musician is that you are a student.“And if you are not a student, for me, that’s kind of a boring expedition.

It’s kind of like being an explorer, but you don’t really want to find anything.” You can watch the full interview here:Gaga has released two Grammy-winning collaborative albums with the late jazz icon Tony Bennett: ‘Cheek To Cheek’ (2014) and ‘Love For Sale’ (2021).

In 2011, Bennett recorded a version of ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’ with Gaga for his ‘Duets II’ collection.Bennett and Gaga played two special shows at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City in 2021 shortly before the former announced his retirement.