Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

Yes, but not from a singular source.

Besides, I'm not complimenting Madonna, far from it. I've always felt her formula was very childish, and her output is boring. Furthermore, I think the shock value of her videos is responsible for 99.9% of her success. I'm just saying that I kind of get tired of people sympathizing with Gaga and using the 'what if' of her inflated backstory to defend her.

In the end, her decision to become a flat clone of Madonna came from her lack success in attempts to be a more legit musician. If she never took that step, she'd fade into obscurity, and doesn't deserve any sympathy really since there's a lot of people who stuck to their guns, bit the bullet of commercial obscurity, and have more talent that don't get the same 'respect' for it.