Becca, that duet with Elton John was brilliant, even if I had to watch it at home!

I think there's this "I hate anyone who's successful, especially if I don't like their music" thing going on. Most sane people would just avoid things they don't like, but this is the internet.

As for comparisons to Madonna... They keep playing very old videos of Madonna at my gym. She really was pretty shaky, pitch-wise when she started. She got better. Gaga's vocals are incredibly strong. What's underneath all the avant-garde decoration and performance art is a lot of solid talent. If she ever wants to re-invent herself, all she has to do is lose some of the outer layers.

All the adoration, all the hatred, and she won't be 25 years old until the end of this month...