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AMM SPOTLIGHT
BREEDLOVE
Arts Management Magazine: How did you connect with Lady Gaga? not knowing I was in there, and me not knowing she was walk-
Breedlove: I’ve been friends with Gaga since 2006, when we ing in, and our authentic excitement to see each other. I love
were performing at shows in NYC for like 15 people. She’s at- how real she’s always kept it, she’s not afraid for people to know
tended my shows over the years and watched me grow as a who she is and see who her friends are, and share the spotlight
songwriter and performer. In the Spring of 2014 she attended with the interesting people she’s curated over the years. It tells
a show of ours and came up to me afterwards and said “I think a very authentic story and gives her fan base a lot to latch onto.
you’re ready to open for me.” Six months later I was on a plane AMM: Are there any parallels between you and Gaga?
to Stockholm to open on the European leg of the artRAVE tour. BL: I think our music has some parallels, the theatrical vocals
and writing styles are pretty similar but it comes off very differ-
“‘Lady Gaga said, “I think you’re ent because I’m a man. My sense of humor can be a lot more
ready to open for me.”’ obvious in my music which throws some people off because
they don’t know how to categorize me. Am I joking or do I
AMM: Tell us about the HBO special. actually believe this shit? Even I don’t know sometimes. I guess
BL: The HBO special was a fun day, she wanted her friends to that’s all part of the fun.
be in the opening segment where she was casually stopping in a Having just appeared as the opening act for Lady Gaga’s artRAVE
bodega to buy coffee before she drove to Madison Square Garden Tour, Breedlove is an American singer, songwriter, and perfor-
to perform her final of 5 sold out shows there. I was told to mance personality. Breedlove appeared in Gaga’s HBO special
hang out in this bodega, and I hadn’t seen her for like 6 months, and in her video promotions for the VMA’s that same year. He
and I’m in there looking around for like a half hour. Suddenly became the Chief Ambassador for her Born This Way Founda-
without warning she walks in, looking incredible as always, fol- tion on the American leg of the associated Born This Way Ball.
lowed by a camera. What you saw is her coming in for coffee, Bleedlove's music is currently available on iTunes. ?
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