Lady Gaga talks about mental health and creates ‘Chromatica’ with Jane Lowe

In a newly released interview with Apple Music’s Jane Lowe, Lady Gaga revealed how creating “Chromatica” helped her heal from past trauma.

On May 29, “Chromatica” will be Gaga’s first album since 2011’s “Joan” since the music took Gaga back to her dance-pop roots, when she promised that the message would touch on something more serious than before. After talking to Lowe, Gaga is interested in her fight over mental health and how they participated in the album’s artistic process.

“I think the beginning of the album is really my symbol, which will be the beginning of my journey on the path to healing and what I hope will be an inspiration for people who are happy, through dance,” Gaga said. “And in that I would say radical acceptance … for example, I know I have a mental problem; I know they can sometimes present me as ineffective as a human being. But I basically accept that it’s real.”

He said this philosophy of acceptance helped Gaga to forgive herself for her destructive behavior in the past, including self-harm.

“I personally forgive myself for the way I have punished myself. I was open about what I was cutting. “I was open about the superstitious tendencies that I found to be untrue,” Gaga said. “It simply came to our notice then. These are expressions that may not sound good enough, but in reality they are not effective. They make you feel worse. “

Gaga described the album as a path to pain towards healing and hoped that those who suffer from the problem would also encourage it by showing it as a sign of their own humanity and forgive themselves.

“If you are listening to this album and you are suffering in any way, just know that the suffering within yourself is a sign of your humanity and you are not broken. You are connected to the whole world and we are a giant body. We’re a whole entity, ”Gaga said.“ And overall you have the whole human experience and there may be some parts of your life that feel completely shallow or robotic or incidental and unimportant, and that’s okay, but misery is a sign that you’re real And it is a way to soil itself.

Gaga also shared her experience with sexual abuse in the interview, detailing how the song “Free Woman” was about working through the shame associated with one’s survival and finally freeing oneself from it.

“I was sexually abused by a music producer,” Gaga said. “It’s all about my life, my feelings about the world, my feelings about art, where I had to compromise and where I got to be.”

Gaga’s mentor, Elton John, who appeared in the song “Sign from above,” also played a major role in his recovery.

“Elton always challenges me to take care of my art and really take care of myself. And I really, really respect him. He’s so, so uniquely special, ”Gaga said.“ And I can’t let you know that he showed me that you can go all the way in life and … be authentic and you can do something good in the world and take care of yourself and stay there. You can. “

In addition, Gaga spoke of her growing relationship with Ariana Grande, who appeared in the song “Rain on Me.” Gaga said she was healed when she was younger to give Grand some more knowledge as there were no female mentors in the entertainment industry.

“Working with Grand was a very healing process for me, not necessarily having a female artist who advised me when I came forward,” said Ganga. “And being able to be with her and hold her and be like that,” said Ganga. Anything you think of yourself as disciplined, any pop cultural construction that you think you need to survive Bay, and I myself will be able to have forgotten it, please. ‘”

“Chromatica” was originally April 10, but with the outbreak of Kovid-19, Gaga has decided to postpone the release and will focus on partnering with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen for a “One World: Together at Home” benefit concert. Now, Gaga said she can’t wait until she celebrates the album properly with her fans.