Public image Lady Gaga
Public image Contrary to her outré style, the New York Post described her early look as like "a refugee from Jersey Shore " with "big black hair, heavy eye makeup and tight, revealing clothes." [ 20 ] Gaga is a natural brunette ; she bleached her hair blonde because she was often mistaken for Amy Winehouse . [ 12 ] She often refers to her fans as her "little monsters" and in dedication, she had that inscription tattooed on "the arm that holds [her] mic[rophone]." [ 119 ] She has another six known tattoos, among them a peace symbol , which was inspired by John Lennon whom she stated was her hero, [ 89 ] and a curling German script on her left arm which quotes the poet Rainer Maria Rilke , her favorite philosopher , commenting that his "philosophy of solitude" spoke to her. [ 120 ] Towards the end of 2008, comparisons were made between the fashions of Gaga and fellow recording artist Christina Aguilera that noted similarities in ...