Lady Gaga Almost Quit Music Ahead of Tony Bennett Album
At SXSW in March, Lady Gaga vowed to John Norris that she'd quit music if pushy industry folk wouldn't allow and support her for being herself. Turns out she was a lot closer to that reality than we probably realized. The ARTPOP star told Parade she was on the verge of retiring before meeting her unlikely new jazz partner Tony Bennett.
"Six months ago, I didn't even want to sing anymore," Gaga told the mag when asked about recent problems including a hip surgery and splitting with her longtime manager. "I was so sad. I couldn't sleep. I felt dead."
Gaga indicated that perhaps her old management team wasn't supporting her for the right reasons. "I'm not going to say any names, but people get irrational when it comes to money—with how they treat you, with what they expect from you...But if you help an artist, it doesn't give you the right, once the artist is big, to take advantage of them."
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