Lady Gaga on "Die With a Smile" for Los Angeles Times
My understanding is that “Die With a Smile” grew out of a late-night phone call from Bruno.
We had been talking about working together, and we were trying to figure out what we were gonna do. He called me and he said, “I have this idea.” I really wanted to hear what he was doing, so I went over there really late and he played me the start of this idea. He had a couple different ideas, but I said, “This one is a love song — I think people would love to hear us do a love song.”
How would you define the visual style you and Bruno have adopted for “Die With a Smile”?
We were looking at variety shows and imagining that we were a television couple. But also I said to Bruno, “I’m still gonna be one of the boys.” One of the great honors of being on a song with Bruno Mars is the way he regards me. I didn’t want to just be the wife. So in the video, she kind of takes matters into her own hands. You also get the feeling that this is a couple that’s been doing this for a long time. This was really the first time Bruno and I ever did anything, so isn’t it interesting that it feels like we’ve sung together before?
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