Lady Gaga has always admitted to being inspired by Madonna. But just because she admits to it and everybody seem to get that doesn't mean that it's okay. i'd say Madonna fought teeth and nails to create what essentially Lady Gaga is giving to the public now... the difference is the road was already well paved and as much as she's praising Madonna in every interview i don't feel she's genuine. Why would she go mental when asked about the songs similarities or even thank Whitney Houston for inspiration???!! She knows what she's doing.. she wants completely independence but she ll never get it because even to this day her whole stage persona is derivative of Madonna. Like it or not. Besides, Lady Gaga claims to love her little monsters so much so how come she isn't aware of the racist, ageist and over all degrading comments her fans are lately making about Madonna. Shouldn't she be doing or saying something about it? Course not. She's an hypocrite and she's letting her fan base say exactly what she wants to say herself but she aint got the guts to do it. So fairplay to Madonna for speaking her mind and be honest about the whole Gaga thing.