Janet Jackson was interviewed by Larry King recently, and when asked about her favorite current musicians, she listed Lady Gaga first and foremost. Â Jackson said all the predictable things about Gaga being talented and innovative and fashion-forward, and also added that Gaga reminds her of a modern-day Grace Jones, constantly pushing boundaries.
Jackson claims that she met Gaga and knew her on a personal level before Gaga even got a recording contract, and that Jackson knew from the beginning that this was the start of something big. Â Jackson says that Lady Gaga is something different for today’s music market, but I remember back in the ’80s when she was original and attractive and named Madonna.