It is the pop scandal of the century. Did Lady Gaga steal her look from Irish electro ice-maiden Roisin Murphy?
According to Murphy herself, yes she did! who told Irish Central: "Lady Gaga is just a poor imitation of me. She has copied my style."
And the pictures, courtesy of Idolator, would seem to bear her claims out:
The point is, Lady Gaga is far from the only musician to take visual clues from someone else. Manic Street Preachers started out aping the Clash, with their slogan T-shirts. Coldplay nicked their French revolutionary jackets from the Sgt. Pepper sleeve (via Arcade Fire). Elvis Presley pinched his "jumpsuit-era" look from comic book hero Captain Marvel Jr.
Neither is Gaga the first musician to come over all stalkerish in her commitment to aping another artist. Kasabian's Tom Meighan would clearly kill to be Liam Gallagher. Brandon Flowers flits between wanting to be Bruce Springsteen and wanting to be the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant. In La Roux's head, she's a cross between Annie Lennox and Adam Ant.
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