I have been wanting to know this before his death, as far back as the collaboration between the two that turned out the be false. I read since his death he wanted to meet Lorde and sure enought there is a picture of them together. I really liked Gaga's tribute at the Grammys last Sunday and I like that DB was one of her heroes, but the only thing missing is what kept the two them from meeting each other?

It would've been nice if the two of them would've had a friend/relationship like she does with Elton John and Tony Bennett.

PS. As far as Gaga's tribute and DB' son not liking it. I don't want to hear that bullshit, because at the end of the day she did for his father not him. His father is the icon/legend. Duncan is NOT!

First his son has the right to say anything he wants he is his son. Just like when Julian Lennon bashed that 50th anniversary Beatle CRAP that CBS showed, with the weak and lazy covers. The issue with Ga Ga which has been blown out of context, is that NO ONE not even the son, said he disliked it, there is not one mention of it, my feeling and many others felt that she is talented and a great performer but this was not a place to dress up like him and mimmick him, that is the issue, and that is purely on the producers of the show.it was tacky to do an Elvis like impersonation of him. Did they have people dress up like John Lenon the grammies after he was shot. The point is the death happened barely 6 weeks ago, to do that type of tribute was tacky.

As for them not meeting, who knows, Bowie spoke of people he liked like Kendrick Lamar and tons of bands he never met any of them so, shit happens.

As far as her performance, I can see both sides of the argument. Yes, it was a bit tacky to have her dress up as him. But you can't really compare David Bowie and John Lennon because David Bowie was a much more visual fashion based artist. The whole Ziggy Stardust imagery was such a big part of why he became an icon.

So they felt they had to tribute his visual fashion sense as well as purely the music. Whereas John Lennon fashion and imagery was not such an important part of his career.

Yes, he died a short time ago, but she did not dress up as how he looked recently, but how he looked back in the 1970's.

Bowie had the rep of being a very private person, especially in the last ten years of his life. Probably lots of people that wanted to meet him, didn't. When he was out & about though, he was said to be friendly and approachable. But he didn't turn up to most awards shows or industry things where they might have had the chance.

He didn't do many interviews either so, I don't think I ever heard him talk about her.

FWIW I thought her Grammy tribute was poorly conceived, and it seems some of the blame for that goes to Nile Rodgers. She should have done one song from start to finish instead of trying to fit every popular chorus of his into a medley. It ended up looking like one of those "I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock and roll" production numbers from seventies TV. Hey, Nile's a seventies guy.

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First his son has the right to say anything he wants he is his son. Just like when Julian Lennon bashed that 50th anniversary Beatle CRAP that CBS showed, with the weak and lazy covers. The issue with Ga Ga which has been blown out of context, is that NO ONE not even the son, said he disliked it, there is not one mention of it, my feeling and many others felt that she is talented and a great performer but this was not a place to dress up like him and mimmick him, that is the issue, and that is purely on the producers of the show.it was tacky to do an Elvis like impersonation of him. Did they have people dress up like John Lenon the grammies after he was shot. The point is the death happened barely 6 weeks ago, to do that type of tribute was tacky.

As for them not meeting, who knows, Bowie spoke of people he liked like Kendrick Lamar and tons of bands he never met any of them so, shit happens.

I had to rewrite what I said because I thought it was an attack, but after reading your post it wasn't. As far as Gaga mimicking DB, maybe it was the only thing she can hold on to since she didn't get to meet him and the Grammys chose her. I think she wanted to show what a major influence he was in her life and I don't see anything wrong with that.

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Again the POINT is being missed here. No one said she was bad, she is a great performer and no one is denying the fact she loved the man, idolized him etc... (though this about him not her). But the grammy's did this as a knee jerk reaction, they had to do something, it's BOWIE, they knew that had to do something for the Eagles, but Don was not letting anyone on that stage but the Eagles and Jackson Browne, rumor is they wanted to do the same to him but he would not let them do it. Idolizing the man and loving the man is fine, I dont even have an issue with that type of performance where you are impersonating him, but save it for something down the line and for something where more are involved. I have never seen this type of tribute done so close after a death, and not just a death, a death that shocked everyone but the few around him. Again we get the love or the wish she met him, but there is a HUGE double standard here on this forum. If this was MJ and it was a month after he died and the Grammy's had Chris Brown do a tribute where he dressed as MJ with the glove the whole thing, out of love and idolization, we all know that he would be the topic of ALL threads.

David Bowie turned down knighthood from the Queen of England TWICE so um, I guess he was never really big on being "political" and didn't feel the need to meet someone who basically took her entire persona from him...

I guess a lot of Orgers on this site have never witnessed Tributes to other Music Genres...The Dramatic ICONS (dead or alive) usually are mimicked by the performer during Tributes...CeeLo Green wore an 80's Patti LaBelle Wig and held a bottle of Hair-spray when he sang to her a few years ago...Previous Performers did a Patti-roll, kicked their shoes off on the stage & flapped their Patti-arms...Y'all need to lighten up and understand that Rock'n Roll comes with DRAMA...David brought Drama to his shows and videos and you have to Pay Tribute to Artistry during a LIVE Tribute...

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I guess a lot of Orgers on this site have never witnessed Tributes to other Music Genres...The Dramatic ICONS (dead or alive) usually are mimicked by the performer during Tributes...CeeLo Green wore an 80's Patti LaBelle Wig and held a bottle of Hair-spray when he sang to her a few years ago...Previous Performers did a Patti-roll, kicked their shoes off on the stage & flapped their Patti-arms...Y'all need to lighten up and understand that Rock'n Roll comes with DRAMA...David brought Drama to his shows and videos and you have to Pay Tribute to Artistry during a LIVE Tribute...

Absolutely. When an artist is a very fashion forward and theatrical performer like David you have to include that in your tribute.

The only problem I really had with it was it just Lady Gaga by herself. I think because David was such an influential performer, they should have found a way to include other artists in the tribute. If I were Lady Gaga, I would have told them I'll do something but I want other people to be included too, knowing that if she does it herself no matter how good she is, the super crazy DB fans will want to attack her.

I don't really understand the argument it's too close to his death. He died and people want to remember now when that's fresh in their minds. If you don't like the tribute, I don't see why it would get better the more time goes by.

i'm guessing there a lot of people who count david bowie as one of their heroes or influences who never met the man...why would lady gaga be any different?

Chancellor said:

I guess a lot of Orgers on this site have never witnessed Tributes to other Music Genres...The Dramatic ICONS (dead or alive) usually are mimicked by the performer during Tributes...CeeLo Green wore an 80's Patti LaBelle Wig and held a bottle of Hair-spray when he sang to her a few years ago...Previous Performers did a Patti-roll, kicked their shoes off on the stage & flapped their Patti-arms...Y'all need to lighten up and understand that Rock'n Roll comes with DRAMA...David brought Drama to his shows and videos and you have to Pay Tribute to Artistry during a LIVE Tribute...

This is how I feel too. I totally agree with this statement. Her tribute was fitting.

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Miles said:

Maybe she should have stopped the whole show, while she knelt and did an impromptu recital of the Lord's Prayer. That's what Bowie did to everyone's stunned amazement during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert back in 1992, after all. Some said Bowie was being 'disrepectful' and 'tasteless' for doing that and trying to hijack the show. I believe Brian May was quite angry about it at the time.

It was during Live Aid and no one was upset they were surprised that he was doing it, it was unexpected especially from him

No, it was definitely the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert in 1992.

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SeventeenDayze said:

David Bowie turned down knighthood from the Queen of England TWICE so um, I guess he was never really big on being "political" and didn't feel the need to meet someone who basically took her entire persona from him...

Uh that was the Queen and I don't blame him for not wanting to meet her because he probably thought like I and many others that she was behind for Princess Di's death. Gaga taking his persona and others just showed how much she loved him. I still don't get he can meet Lorde, but not Gaga.