MJ holds rights on Lady Gaga's songs in his catalogue.
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Why not imagine he influences her work (which she was said to have admitted already).
Why not imagine he actively orchestrates her success?
Why not imagine he has many spokespersons now?
Lady Gaga may be only one.
There are tons of money behind her.
She is the most spoiled star since a long time.
She is being pushed up.
Just a lady from New York night clubs on her way up? No.
She is THE star these days and for quite a while still, freaking out everybody.
She is the only one who may cross any borders of taste, lie, truth, art and A.I.R. (art is resistance). She is said to be so crazy in public that you would expect everything from her. She's being accepted that way. She has found agreement and acceptance from the public to be that way. Thus she has achieved more freedom on earth than anybody else. She may do or not do whatever she likes.
She is also said to be a very nice, kind person. This gives a lot of space for actions and for speculations. Watch her. She will speak the truth more than anybody else because she is so much disguised that nobody will take as personal insult what she's about to say.
She is the perfect court jester to mirror our crazyness back to us.
She will be THE star for quite a while - and then disappear miraculously or dramatically.
Watch for it.
MJ has multiplied his voice not only via influencing us.
We all have become more or less "the master's voice".
We are still his consumers BUT in addition enlarged our personal involvement from being fan into being MJ's megaphone.
Barnum would have his joy these days.
Does MJ need to come back?
Not at all. It works perfectly without him being in the spotlight.
We have become the show.