“I look at Gaga and I think, ‘How does she do it?’ I talk to her mum and dad about it. They worry. She is frail, and she doesn’t eat when she should do, and she’s a girl, and it’s tougher for a girl. She works really hard. She will be in Denmark one night and Saudi Arabia the next. I know how tiny she is and I do worry about her, yes.”
– Elton John discusses his concern for Lady Gaga.
Um, this is sweet and all, and I’m glad that Lady Gaga has people who care about her, but isn’t it a little weird and uncomfortable how Elton talks about her like she’s ten years old? She’s not a frail, tiny girl who needs the adults in her life to keep a close eye on her. She’s a 26-year-old woman who is wildly successful and has managed to take care of herself for a good few years. She’s not like Britney and Lindsay and all the other celebrities who need to be looked after: she’s never had any issues with breaking laws, and she admits to past issues with drugs, but she seems clean now. She’s never had a breakdown, at least not publicly. She’s just an eccentric lady who works too much. That’s it.
Am I overreacting about the weirdness of Elton’s comments, or does he need to hush his mouth with all this patronizing nonsense?
Considering she’s the godmother to his son, they’re obviously close – he’s probably just being well meaning and showing that he cares about her – it’s not a some random celebrity judging another one for some publicity
Ya, I hate it when people show concern for my welfare, it really sucks…
‘seems clean now’ – not!
I think Elton simply knows whereof he speaks, and he does know her personally. It’s not as strange or speculative as when Dr. Drew (whom I still happen to adore) comments on celebrities he’s never met or treated. Dunno. I’d love to have Papa Elton watching my back when I forget to eat in Saudi Arabia.
I think she looks frail, and I guess he calls her a girl because when you’re 60 anyone under the age of 35 is a girl to you. And yes, it’s tougher for girls/women who are in showbiz. I don’t know, I don’t think it sounds patronising, but rather like someone who worries about her in a very paternal way, because they are very close. But I can see how it could sound patronising.