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Gaga began her act prostrate onstage as if crushed by an ornate chandelier and half-staggered, half-danced around as she sang and finished up as blood poured forth from below her breasts. It was a performance, VMA creative director Lee Lodge told MTV News, that was inspired by references as diverse as “Phantom of the Opera,” Madonna, Marie Antoinette, the pope and Jesus.

“Gaga came to the table with the idea that she wanted to perform while she was injured and she wanted to perform with lots of blood,” Lodge said. “And there was always the idea of ‘Phantom.’ Then we had a creative planning meeting and she called in from Jerusalem. She’d just been to Jesus’ tomb and she was very inspired.”

The Holy Land inspiration led her to the idea of ending the performance by metaphorically dying and then being lifted up into the air as if ascending to heaven. “It was supposed to be commenting on the life of celebrity,” he explained. “Even though you see her dying, she’s going to a much better place.”

….needs more skarsgaard.

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She has it down to a T. Talking shit on Miss Piggy, giving shout out to n00b art people by wearing their gear, actually carrying a conversation with a puppet and an interviewer, all with that relaxed smile.

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i wish she’d tone down the autotuner in her single things.