After Bowie sent him an early copy of his new album, Gaga told him that he felt as if “my whole career has been an artistic appeal for you to note me”
Among the many treasures now on display in the newly opened David Bowie Center In London is a letter that Lady Gaga He wrote to the legendary musician in the early 2010.
The brief note had no date, but was probably sent in late 2012 or early 2013. Gaga mentions having received a “early copy” from the new album of Bowieand then says he was finishing his own album, Artpopwhich was eventually released in November 2013. The album of Bowie what Gaga It probably received The Next Daywhich arrived in March 2013.
Gaga said the Bowie That it was “truly an honor” to receive the album, adding, “I really cried, listening to every song. How do he know that I exist? I feel like my whole career has been an artistic appeal for you to note me.”
After counting Bowie finishing ArtpopShe told him she was “in New York and would be grateful and honored to meet him.” The letter is signed “Love + Art, Gaga”.
The Lady Gaga Wrote to David Bowie is Now on Display at the V & A Museum in London:
“Dear David Bowie,
It was Truly an Honor to Receive An Advanced Copy of Your Album. I CRIED, in FACT, Listening to Each Song. How does He Know I Exist?
I Feel As Though My Entire Career Has… pic.twitter.com/hyiwpo2jrs– Lɐdy Gɐgɐ Now🪞 (@ladygaganownet) SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
Although Gaga and Bowie Never found themselves, she later revealed that they kept a correspondence. After the death of Bowie In 2016, Gaga led a tribute to the late musician in the Grammy Awardspresenting a medley that included “Space Oddity”, “Fashion”, “Let’s Dance”, “Rebel Rebel” and “Heroes”.
At the same time, in a conversation with the NPR, Gaga He talked about Bowie’s influence, saying that he introduced her to “a lifestyle of total immersion in music, fashion, art and technology.” In remembering the transformative experience of having known the album Aladdin SaneShe said, “This was just the beginning of my artistic birth.”
THE David Bowie Center It was inaugurated last weekend in the Victoria and Albert East Storehousein London. The collection displays a treasure of parts of the file Bowieincluding recently discovered notes for a 18th century musical, in which the musician was working before his death.
This article was originally published by the Rolling Stone USA by Jon Blistein on September 15, 2025, and can be checked here.
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