@Sanguine
Adelle is great. Gaga has a good voice, too...I have to give her that.
@CatherineofAragon There is no business tougher to get ahead in than the music business,and probably no place harder to break through than NYC,because of all the competition. GaGa understood she needed a "hook" to break free from the crowd,so she went weird to attract attention to her songwriting and singing.
And it worked. Now that she is known and her talent recognized,she is starting to slowly back away from the "meat dress/attention whore" phrase,and go more mainstream. The fact that Tony Bennett agreed to do a duet with her proves she has the vocal talent to last a very long time if she can manage to pull away from her early image.
She is also a very talented songwriter and arranger,and is VERY smart. She proved this when she didn't play to her old fan base by making her Super Bowl performance political. She is in it for the long haul,and doesn't want to offend any potential fans.
BTW,she doesn't look very good with that bleached white hair,but if you have ever seen a photo of her with her natural black hair she is gorgeous.