Lady Gaga Rambles in Concert About Death

By PopEater Staff Posted May 11th 2010 06:53AM

Lady Gaga has been playing stadiums and arenas around the globe for months and will return to the U.S. on July 1 with her 'Monster Ball Tour.' Yesterday, the 'Poker Face' singer announced even more North American dates for 2011 -- but don't say she's working too hard. She addressed rumors her non-stop touring is wearing her out while performing 'Speechless' in Sweden.

"You know when people say, 'Lady Gaga's really tired, she needs to take a break,' I just think about all those times I sang in bars when nobody was singing my lyrics. I'll sleep when I'm dead, okay?" she ranted. Watch the video. >>

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At the 6:30 mark, she begins to ramble even further. "I know that I work really hard and I run myself into the ground, and I also know that alcohol will kill me one day. But I would rather not die on vacation, I'd rather die onstage with all my fans," she said.

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FILE - In this April 12, 2010 file photo, Lea Michele arrives at the "Glee" Spring Premiere Soiree in Los Angeles. Michele is joining the ranks of Brazil's president and Lady Gaga as an honoree in Time magazine's 100 most influential people issue, The Associated Press reports Friday, April 30, 2010. The Time issue, on newsstands now, honors influential artists, heroes, leaders and thinkers. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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In this combination image, (L-R) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the official residence of Granja do Torto in Brasilia, on April 5, 2010. Singer Lady Gaga poses during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the US COngress on April 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Lady Gaga, Clinton and da Silva are the world's most influential people according to Time magazine's annual list, it was reported on April 29, 2010. The US weekly explains its sometimes surprising choices saying that the "Time 100 is not about the influence of power but the power of influence." FILES/AFP PHOTO/STF (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images)

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US singer Lady Gaga performs at a charity concert for people living with HIV in Tokyo on April 20, 2010. TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Singer Lady Gaga performs onstage during MAC 'Viva Glam' campaign at the Tabloid on April 20, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Lady Gaga Promotes M.A.C "Viva Glam" In Tokyo Tabloid Tokyo, Japan April 20, 2010 Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.com To license this image (60219085), contact WireImage.com

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Singer Lady Gaga performs onstage during MAC 'Viva Glam' campaign at the Tabloid on April 20, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Lady Gaga Promotes MAC "Viva Glam" Tokyo, Japan April 20, 2010 Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.com To license this image (60218749), contact WireImage.com

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US singer Lady Gaga performs at a charity concert for people living with HIV in Tokyo on April 20, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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US singer Lady Gaga performs at a charity concert for people living with HIV in Tokyo on April 20, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Wednesday 12 May

By angelprime

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Piffle. I'm 54, I've seen great rock artists live since I was a kid, and I can tell she's brilliant.

Thursday 13 May

By Drayke

I am so sick of that same old argument. Anytime someone wants to discredit an artist, they accuse them of being copycats of previous artists. We all know there were artists before Lady Gaga and they she draws inspiration from them heavily. She herself will tell you that. So what? David Bowie (one of your examples) didn't invent every single thing he did either. I'm sure he wouldn't claim to have done so. Pop culture is an ever-evolving entity, and all artists draw on what's been done and put their own spin on it.

As for musical history, if you look at pop music over the last ten years, how can you not see Lady Gaga has far more interesting and unusual than yet another vacuous barbie doll bimbo lypsynching to a song she didn't write? That's been the face of pop music for too long now. At least people like Gaga are trying to bring some flavor back to the genre.

We all have different tastes and that's totally fine. If you hate her music and her style, there's nothing wrong with that. But to put others down for their tastes (i.e. calling those who like Lady Gaga annoying and dumb) is obnoxious and arrogant. Frankly, it makes you sound like a bitter old woman ranting about what's wrong with this generation and how "back in my day music was good!" Do you not recall hearing the same negative chatter about Bowie, Michael Jackson, even Elvis? It's always been the same and I suppose there will always be bitter Grinches in the world. But if I were you I'd take a second and think twice about whether or not that's the role you want to play in life.

By lips

She is so dark. We know who she serves. People think she is an original. Not!

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