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[speicus]

Having been born way too late to be around for the whole Beatles "Paul is Dead" thing, I can't decide which pop music conspiracy theory is more awesome: the one where Lady Gaga is an Illuminati puppet, or the one where Andrew WK is a hired actor with an evil Lynchian doppelganger named Steev Mike!

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[speicus]

It reminds me of the space lizards too. Honestly I'm just fascinated by how easily pop star mythology lends itself to this sort of theorizing... in a way it makes sense, because they really are these invented personas constructed by a bunch of folks and then presented as real people. Calling it a conspiracy is actually not that far from the truth, except for maybe the degree of sinister intent involved.

[skeptomaniac]

The big-biz/money motives behind it all IS a bit sinister, though not that convoluted. But yeah, attributing great meaning, complexity and emotional significance to larger-than-life characters who are in essence pretty vapid is a huge part of pop music stardom. It can be pretty damn enjoyable and entertaining though, especially in the case of Lady Gaga.