Grace Jones Lady Gaga Diss: “She’s Copying Me!”
“I’d just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually,” was the curt reply from Grace Jones when the “Pull Up To The Bumper” crooner was asked her thoughts on pop sensation Lady Gaga in an interview with England’s The Guardian this week.
The “Love Game” star has a legion of “Little Monsters” marching to the beat of her drum, but avant garde goddess and fashion icon Jones isn’t among them. Grace, now in her sixties, told the newspaper that Gaga once approached her about a possible collaboration between the pair — but the singer/model/and View To Kill actress turned Gaga down, branding the pop star an annoying copycat.
Grace, who has been hitting the stage in eye-catching, outlandish outfits for close to four decades, minced no words when asked if she thinks Gaga borrowed her own nightmarish style ideas from the legend.
“Well, you know, I’ve seen some things she’s worn that I’ve worn, and that does kind of piss me off,” the former Andy Warhol muse told The Guardian. “I wouldn’t go to see her,” she added.
Do you think Lady Gaga hijacked Grace Jones’ style?
Written by Castina on April 17th, 2010 | Tagged as: Grace Jones,Lady Gaga
On April 18th 2010, channelxonr wrote:
OF COURSE SHE IS! ITS OBVIOUS.
U DONT EVEN HAVE 2 QUESTION THAT. THE WHITE MEDIA WANT TO PUT GAGA ON A PEDESTAL LIKE SHES SO INNOVATIVE, WHEN REALLY SHES NOT. SHES A COPYCAT.
On April 20th 2010, Moreina wrote:
Is that a question? Of course!!!Not only gaga is copying Grace Jones all the time, she acts around like she is an "absolutely original" and "arty" performer . Gaga is an absolute original COPYCAT of Grace Jones only she has no class and looks cheap, as all copycats do.
On April 21st 2010, daniel wrote:
Did Gaga Steal Grace Jones' Style? Five Photos to Set the Record Straight
http://mog.com/MOG_Features/blog/1919282
On June 27th 2010, clanceyjoe wrote:
To the above racist comment by “channelxonr”, this is not a racist situation. Whatever your race does not mean you have to stand behind another white person. I think Lady Gaga is crap, everything about her. I also think that besides stealing from Grace Jones she also stole from Leigh Bowery. Gaga stole all the best parts of these amazing artist and collaged it and could have not done any worse. I dislike everything about Gaga, she is not an artist she is a marketing ploy. Sitting at home and “manafacturing” her career.
On June 30th 2010, Jaime wrote:
yes i understand lady gaga kinda of copying..but she has her own style…grace jones is fukin jealous of her..and i guess its my own opinion…so dont come and say shit about me like i said my own opinion..gRACE JONES IS SO LAST YEAR LADY GAGA IS SO THIS AND NEXT YEAR.. I LOVE YOU LADY GAGA
On July 24th 2010, Nicole Little wrote:
Jaime, how the FUCK is Grace Jones jealous of that bitch Lady GaGa? Grace Jones has WAY more cash, so trust me, she’s not jealous of her. Believe that. It’s obvious that Gaga stole a LOT of shit from Grace Jones, and everybody knows it. I swear, you young people kill me with that bullshit! It’s your opinion, but it’s not fact! Lady GaGa is not a true artist AT ALL! Not only did she copy off of Grace Jones, but she copied off of Madonna, Prince, and Christina Aguilera, so please shut the fuck up with your bullshit!
On August 24th 2010, Trevor wrote:
Imitation is the best form of flattery. Thank goodness! Finally, people are realizing this. Those are Grace’s styles that Gaga has been borrowing all along. From her custumes to her public and even onstage persona. Even that huge “gay” following that Gaga claims she finds unique, originated with Grace Jones.
On October 9th 2010, Cousin Gaga wrote:
Well Gaga has took the best aspects of a lot of people and collaged them together to make her character. Even though she’s done this, SOME of her original. I mean, is Grace Jones bisexual? I really don’t know…But yeah Gaga copied off her but I love them both! x3
On November 15th 2010, gaga is a liar wrote:
I remember gaga doing one of those music channel programmes, where artist select their favourite tracks, about a year and a half ago. She showed a Grace Jones songs, and before hand she said “every time I sing, I’m channeling Grace” this may answer the question! Also she appeared and looked entirely normal on the programme.
She fucking copied off Rihanna, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Madonna, Prince… She is shameless.
Rihanna was doing electro-pop songs a good few years before her
She only started pretending to be weird when Michael Jackson died and got all that notoriety.
Beforew that, with her stupid tattoos (that she isn’t cool enough to carry off), and her posh-girl lies about drugs, she was copying Amy Winehouse, who was the most notorious person at the time. Poor little rich girl Gaga has never even seen someone doing a line of coke!
Prince was being flamboyant and wearing outlandish things ages before her
And Madonna… well thats fuckin obvious, I don’t even need to say!
She’s not a musician and she’s not talented as she keeps insisting.if she was she wouldn’t have to say it!! And she would be able to write and produce her own (shitty, generic, formulaic) songs without loads of help.
But she’s extremely talented at marketing herself.
Every story you see about her is a lie invented by her team. Like the one about Andy Warhol talking to her from the dead. “She keeps saying ‘Yes, Andy’, ‘No Andy’. Everyone’s worried she will end up in a psychiatric ward” – WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT is that really what she thinks mental illness looks like?
But the worst thing is her pretending to be bisexual. None of her friends remember her being with a woman. She clearly just had a girl crush as a teenager and thought “OMG does that mean I’m BISEXUAL???!!!Oh. My. GOD!! I’m not boring!” How long till she spreads a fake story about her being with a woman (lke Christina Aguilera just did. Pretending to fuck Samantha Ronson. Did anyone seriously believe that?)?
Gaga is living out every horrible stereotype of the bisexual woman – slutty, weird, nymphomaniac nutcase freak – and therefore making the stereotype worse. She’s done fuck all for gay rights. Ignorant people lump gays, lesbians, and bi’s all toether so I don’t know why so many gays seem to like her since by cementing the bisexual steroytype, she’s damaging everyone who isn’t straight.
she’s also living out every stereotype of the troubled creative genius. Drugs, mental health issues, art, having a stalker like john lennon, – BULLSHIT.
In a nutshell, yes, she did copy her and Im glad Grace has spoken out.
On November 15th 2010, gaga is a liar wrote:
cousin gaga
HOW DOES BEING BISEXUAL MAKE YOU ORIGINAL OR NOT?? ITS JUST SOMEONES SEXUALITY!!!!
WE HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME!
you’re just proving what I’m saying.. you don’t realise it but deep down you know that her pretending to be bisexual is just a part of her contrived weirdness, hence you thinking it’s “original” and thus, something she created – FAKE