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"More ink has certainly been spilled over her sometimes-bonkers clothing choices than over her generically radio-friendly pop tunes, so is Lady Gaga is hiding behind her wild wardrobe? One very famous fashion photographer seems to think so! David Bailey, the award-winning British photographer who once called Jean Shrimpton his muse and has turned his lens on everyone from Andy Warhol to Mick Jagger to Truman Capote, recently told the Telegraph UK that he&amp;#x27;s not a fan of modern celebrities, and admitted he canceled a scheduled shoot with the primo provocateur of our day, Lady Gaga. The reason? &amp;quot;There were too many rumours about her storming out and being silly. And I can&amp;amp;#8217;t be bothered. If she can sing, why wear funny clothes? Ella Fitzgerald never wore funny clothes.&amp;amp;#8221; It&amp;#x27;s an interesting point, isn&amp;#x27;t it? I&amp;#x27;ve always thought of Gaga&amp;#x27;s wardrobe as part of the total package, an element of the entertainment process as essential as her piano, and one that really adds to the experience of listening to her music. But Bailey&amp;#x27;s comment made me think. If you strip away the wardrobe (which, admittedly, is clever and unique and well-executed enough to make her a star all on its own), and just put her in jeans and a T-shirt on a stage with a microphone, what are you left with? Top 40 tunes that most people probably wouldn&amp;#x27;t give a second listen to. Her genius as an entertainer undoubtedly lies in her image-making capabilities, and the cult she&amp;#x27;s created around herself with the help of some insane platform shoes and a few rolls of duct tape is pretty astonishing. Do you dolls think there&amp;#x27;s any truth to David Bailey&amp;#x27;s claim? Would Gaga need fewer outlandish outfits if her singing talent were greater? Is she using her wardrobe to distract from her musical chops? Or do you think she seriously packs a talent punch in both, and he&amp;#x27;s way off base? So curious what you have to say about this one; discuss! PLUS! - 5 reasons Lady Gaga should totally move to Pennsylvania Dutch Country - The &amp;quot;Marry the Night&amp;quot; video, boiled down to 60 seconds - Why Gaga&amp;#x27;s egg was worth about $18 million in advertising "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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