Can Stephen Colbert Pull Off Lady Gaga’s Most Iconic Looks?

Can Stephen Colbert Pull Off Lady Gaga’s Most Iconic Looks?

GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO
AND “THE LATE SHOW” BAND, THE GREATEST BAND ON TV
RIGHT THERE. BAR NONE. BAR NONE. GUYS. ANYBODY OVER THERE, WE ARE
ABOUT TO GO ON A VERY BRIEF FALL BREAK. ANYBODY OVER THERE GOT BIG
PLANS? ANYBODY? >> I’M GOING TO MEXICO. >> Stephen: FOR WORK OR
PLAY? >> PLAY. >> Stephen: OKAY. FOR YOUR WEDDING? >> NO. >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, JUST
CHECKING BECAUSE I DIDN’T GET YOU ANYTHING. THAT’S FANTASTIC. DO NOT TRY TO BRING CBD INTO
MEXICO. IT IS ILLEGAL HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES. IT IS NOT LEGAL IN MEXICO. I DID NOT KNOW THAT. FUNNY STORY. THAT I WILL NEVER TELL IN
FRONT OF THE JUDGE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAD THE
RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH LADY GAGA THE FASHION
ICON/ADVOCATE/MOVIE STAR/LGBT ADVOCATE WHO HAS
SOLD OVER 170 MILLION RECORDS AND WON 14 GRAMMYS. RIGHT NOW, GAGA IS ON A
SOLD-OUT TOUR PLAYING THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS VENUES,
INCLUDING THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER FOR OUR 10TH
ANNIVERSARY. ♪ IN A PICTURE BY OUR
BEDSIDE ♪ ♪ IT WAS COLD ♪ ♪ IN THE SUMMERTIME ♪ ♪ WE
WERE HAPPY ♪ ♪ JUST TO BE ALIVE ♪ ♪ CAN I ♪ ♪ VANISH
INTO YOU? ♪ ♪ CAN I ♪ ♪ VANISH INTO
YOU? ♪ THE NEXT MORNING, LADY
GAGA MET ME IN GREENWICH VILLAGE AT THE BITTER END,
THE STORIED VENUE WHERE STEFANI GERMANOTTA FIRST
PERFORMED AS “LADY GAGA.” AND COINCIDENTALLY, WHERE I
ALSO FIRST PERFORMED AS LADY GAGA. ♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >>
Louis: WATCH YOURSELF! WATCH YOURSELF! >> Stephen: TOOK ME FOREVER
TO TEACH ABOUT CHOREOGRAPHY. WE SAT DOWN TO DISCUSS HER
ART, HER CAREER, AND HER NEWFOUND HAPPINESS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. >> Lady Gaga: I’M SO HAPPY
TO BE HER. IT’S MY PLEASURE. >> DO YOU PREFER I CALL YOU
LADY GAGA OR STEFANI? >> Lady Gaga: THAT’S A GOOD
QUESTION. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF YOURSELF AS, IF SOMEONE WAKES YOU UP IN THE
MIDDLE THE NIGHT AND SLAPS YOU ACROSS THE FACE AND SAYS
WHAT’S HER NAME. >> Lady Gaga: STEFANI. I FEEL WEIRD SAYING THAT. I FEEL LIKE, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO CALL ME. I MADE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. >> Stephen: IS THERE A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEFANI AND LADY GAGA? >> Lady Gaga: YES. WELL, YES, SORT OF. >> Stephen: STYLISTIC
DIFFERENCE OR AN AMPLIFICATION OF WHO STEFANI
IS. >> Lady Gaga: I WOULD SAY
STEFANI IS LIKE ME, THE ARTIST, THE CREATOR. AND LADY GAGA IS MY
CREATION. >> Stephen: YOUR CREATION
THAT YOU GET TO RIDE AROUND IN. >> Lady Gaga: YES, AND I GET
TO WEAR HER OUT. >> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT DO
FOR YOUR ART TO HAVE A PERSONA TO INHABIT AS A
PERFORMER AND DOES THAT EVER GET IN THE WAY OF SOMETHING
ELSE YOU WANT TO DO? >> Lady Gaga: I WOULD SAY
THAT CREATING LADY GAGA WAS AWAY FOR ME TO BECOME
SOMETHING THAT I FELT I DIDN’T ALREADY HAVE INSIDE
OF ME. IT SORT OF LIKE THE STAR I
ALWAYS WANTED TO BE. I KNEW I HAD MUSICAL TALENT
AND I HAVE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY. I WAS DEEPLY INSECURE MY
WHOLE CHILDHOOD. SO I CREATED THIS OTHER
THING TO GIVE ME WINGS. AND IT WAS KIND OF BORN
AFTER SOME REALLY TOUGH EXPERIENCES IN NEW YORK. >> Stephen: PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES? >> Lady Gaga: YEAH, AND
PERSONAL. IT WAS SO HARD THAT I
CHANGED MY NAME. IT WAS LIKE A NEW BEGINNING. BUT I CREATED SOMETHING THAT
FELT EXCITING AND ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE
BUT ALSO SAFER THAN I THINK THE WAY I FEEL. >> Stephen: WHY SAVER? BECAUSE GAGA WAS PURSUING
AND EXPERIENCING FAME AND NOT STEFANI? >> Lady Gaga: IT WAS KIND OF
LIKE THIS THING WHERE I COULD SAFELY LEAVE BEHIND
ALL THE HARD STUFF THAT I WENT THROUGH AND INHABIT A
NEW PERSONA OF SOMEONE THAT WAS REALLY STRONG AND
RESILIENT AND TOUGH THAT YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO MESS WITH. >> Stephen: ALSO LAISSEZ >>
Stephen: ALSO LAISS LADY HAS STATUS. >> Lady Gaga: AND MANNERS. GAGA DOESN’T. >> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE
YOU? >> Lady Gaga: 19. IT WAS REALLY EARLY THAT’S
MESSED UP THINGS HAPPENED. >> Stephen: IS GAGA, THIS
SOUNDS PEJORATIVE BUT IT’S NOT. IS IT A CREATIVE ARMOR THAT
ALLOWED YOU TO WALK BACK ONTO WHAT YOU PERCEIVED AS
HOSTILE TERRITORY BUT WITH OWNERSHIP? >> Lady Gaga: THAT’S A
BEAUTIFUL WAY OF SAYING IT ACTUALLY. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE NO WAY
THAT I CAN FEEL SAFE. BECAUSE I FELT I THOUGHT IF
I MADE IT WEIRD AND CREATIVE IT WOULDN’T BE SEXY TO
ANYONE. AND I FELT AS A WOMAN
PROTECTED IN A VERY MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY IT
WAS HARD TO NAVIGATE. >> Stephen: COULD YOU WRITE
A BIOGRAPHY OF GAGA THAT’S ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN
YOURS? >> Lady Gaga: NO. >> Stephen: SO IT’S NOT A
SEPARATE BACKGROUND, BACK STORY TO GAGA THAT EXIST
THAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT? >> Lady Gaga: WE SHARE A
BACK STORY. IT’S LIKE WE SHARE A SOUL. >> Stephen: IS THERE ANY WAY
IN WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH LADY GAGA, THAT STEFANI
DISAGREES WITH LADY GAGA? >> Lady Gaga: YES, NOW. I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE CAN PUT
HER SWORD DOWN. >> Stephen: SHE STILL HAS
THE SWORD UP? >> Lady Gaga: SHE’S ALWAYS
FIGHTING, YOU KNOW. THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING
TOUGH. WHAT THIS TOUR HAS BEEN
ABOUT. THIS KIND OF BATTLE BETWEEN
INTENSITY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE JOCKEY AND THE
WORSE. AND THE HORSE. >> Stephen: YOU KNOWN FOR
YOUR ICONIC LOOKS. WONDERING IF YOU THINK I
COULD PULL OFF ANY OF THEM. THIS IS, I THINK THIS IS —
>> Lady Gaga: [LAUGHS] >> Stephen: DO YOU THINK I
COULD DO THE DARK BANKS? >> Lady Gaga: IT’S THE
BROWS, THE EYEBROWS. >> Stephen: YOU’VE GOT THE
BLEACHED EYEBROWS MY THOUGHT MAYBE — >> Lady Gaga: IT’S
PRETTY GREAT. >> Stephen: NOT A BAD LOOK. >> Lady Gaga: WHEN IN ROME. >> Stephen: HERE’S ANOTHER
ONE. HERE’S ANOTHER ONE. >> Lady Gaga: THANK YOU. >> Stephen: CASUAL
ACCESSORY. >> Lady Gaga: BLEACHED
EYEBROWS REALLY DO MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. >> Stephen: IT DOES. >> Lady Gaga: I APOLOGIZE. WHEN WE COME BACK, STEFANI
TALKS ABOUT HER EARLIEST PERFORMANCES AS GAGA.

Stephen Colbert heads downtown to The Bitter End, the New York City venue where Stefani Germanotta first performed as Lady Gaga. In this four-part interview, Gaga discusses her art, her career, and her newfound happiness while Stephen tries on some of the artist’s far-out looks. Keep watching for the rest of this incredible conversation and listen to Lady Gaga’s latest album, “Mayhem,” available everywhere now.

#Colbert #Comedy #LadyGaga #Mayhem #Music #TheMayhemBall #MotherMonster #TheBitterEnd #NewYorkCity #StephenColbert #TheLateShow

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