I gained a lot of respect for this man, he seems to have a strong work ethic.

As for Gaga I think she's blaming everyone else for her plans not being successful. If thy don't agree with her and support every single thing she says then they're the enemy and need to be cut loose. Sometimes when folks get big their ego gets the best of them and they assume they're flawless - look at the mess that is now Eve from where she once was.

Gaga's real popularity came from the Fame, The Fame Monster (a continuation on the same theme) had just a taste of the direction she wanted to go with the sound that made people like her in the first place. She just went too hard, fast and obnoxious. Her choreography never evolved, she went too 80's with the synth-pop and every appearance had to be so over the top it became tedious to even hear Gaga was on an award's show let alone performing. Add in the preachy ego-filled comments/interviews and I can see why she seemingly peaked so much faster than she should have.