She points to Killah, an industrial funk track with Gesaffelstein, as her proudest song.
Was there a specific song that pushed you out of your comfort zone here?Probably Killah.
I love the production on it so much.
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The only live instrument on the whole record is a guitar, and it is just so much fun.
It is so confident.
But it was unlike any feel or groove that Id ever worked on before.
And also the truth is, Im not that confident all the time.
Im someone who definitely can feel deeply insecure, but on that record, its like peak confidence.
And thats part of the journey ofMayhemas one night out.
Tell me about that song.I think that Rick just was an inspiring person.
But I think that, of course, he was such an inspiration.
We need to be resilient through chaos.
Im a lot more relaxed.
I feel more comfortable in my own skin.
Ive fully integrated, Im both Lady Gaga and Stefani at the same time.
And thats a different feeling.
Now, I really feel like myself.
And it would almost just feel like lifetimes ago.
It was nice to be there.
When I feel creatively fulfilled, thats when I feel most myself.
I have a full life with my partner and my family.
Its like a happy ending.Yes, yes.
And the first love song, Blade of Grass, is a lot more eerie and tense.
I wrote it after Michael proposed to me.
And I said, you might just wrap a blade of grass around my finger in the backyard.
And I said, Ill say yes.
But in that backyard, in our home, so many things have happened.
I had a friend that got married in my backyard who died of cancer.
So it was eerie, tense, really ominous chords.
The beauty of the album is that the mayhem doesnt repeat.
