Lady Gaga has opened up about her struggle with letting her character Harley Quinn from Joker: Folie A Deux go.The pop star appeared alongside her co-star Joaquin Phoenix on the red carpet in London for the UK premiere of the film earlier this week.
While on the carpet, the ‘Just Dance’ singer took a moment to speak with Sky News about why she was having a hard time giving up her character.“I don’t really know if I did because I’ve made a whole record about her,” Gaga explained, referring to the film’s companion LP ‘Harlequin‘ which was released today (September 27).Joker: Folie à Deux has been referred to as a jukebox musical, with covers of a number of jazz standards including ‘Oh, When The Saints’, ‘Get Happy’ and ‘That’s Life’, along with a few original tracks, which all feature on ‘Harlequin’.Speaking to Sky News about the creation of the LP, Gaga said: “I think the whole experience inspired me through and through.
It was so amazing to get to know this character through music, through the script, through dance, through all this tremendous collaboration.”In an interview with Vogue earlier this month, Gaga said that she drew on her own experiences when playing the character: “Harley Quinn is a character people know from the ether of pop culture.
I had a different experience creating her, namely my experience with mania and chaos inside – for me, it creates a quietness.
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