July 02, 2009

Lady Gaga Talks Art, Sexuality and Andy Warhol

By Jocelyn Vena (MTV.com)

When asked about her art and her sexuality in Maxim , Lady Gaga cites David Bowie, Grace Jones, Britney Spears and Andy Warhol as reference points to explain her wacky and eccentric pop-star persona.

"Warhol said art should be meaningful in the most shallow way," she told the magazine. "He was able to make commercial art that was taken seriously as fine art, to use something simple and shallow and take it to another planet. That's what I'm doing too. When you listen to a song like 'LoveGame,' is it communicating my soul to you? No ... I make soulless electronic pop. But when you're on ecstasy in a nightclub grinding up against someone and my music comes on, you'll feel soul."

She also looks out for more than just sexuality in a partner and prefers to focus on who they are as persons. Sidetracking the issue of her sexuality, Lady Gaga said, "I love Grace Jones and David Bowie because they both played with gender and with what 'sexy' means."