Gaga is actually pretty talented and she writes her own stuff. I was surprised to find that out when somebody directed me to her performance of ‘Edge of Glory’ on the Howard Stern Show, via YouTube. She’s not my cup of tea, but I have to give her props.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RS3XUEgWC0
Oh, I don't dislike Lady Gaga. She defines ambition. Unlike most of these manufactured, auto-tuned supermodel-looking "singers", plain 'ole Stefani Germanotta, a decidedly not supermodel-looking girl from New York did it all on her own. There wasn't some Svengali pulling strings behind the scenes. No focus group of industry insiders molding her image. She started out on the club circuit and through hard work, perseverance (and actual musical chops) climbed her way to the top. And I can appreciate this.
And she likes Iron Maiden so that's cool.