Everybody starts somewhere! 🎤✨ Early Gaga at Trannyshack in SF
Online or on stage... Don’t get discouraged by awkward first steps Practice smooths out rough edges Even icons can be seen tripping or falling Remember, every legend was once a beginner stumbling into the spotlight 💁 Here’s a clip from way back when... I was right at the edge of the stage.. no idea who I was watching and, honestly more entertained by Heklina, other performers, and the sweaty crowd than by this act from out of nowhere. At 2:38 she nearly knocks over a lamp stand... 7:38 she stumbles at the back of the stage. And yet… look at how her success catapulted from here - "Just Dance" -the lead single- was released on April 8, 2008 - Gaga released her debut studio album, The Fame, on August 19, 2008 - "Poker Face" follows: The second single, released on September 23, 2008 - The Fame was a global smash hit! Before May 2008, Lady Gaga (aka Stefani Germanotta) was an aspiring artist in my old stomping ground - the downtown NYC club scene - developing her signature performance art style. ✨ Collaboration with performance artist Lady Starlight in 2007 showcased her early glam-rock and theatrical style: The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow It’s wild to think that just a year before global superstardom, she was fumbling through shows like so many of us as we stumble into excellence Your awkward phase doesn’t define you, it propels you! 💥Just don’t let self-doubt or naysayers stop you! She didn’t quit. She didn’t sell out. She kept showing up Eventually the world caught on Who knows what's next 🤩 Enjoy.... 🎥 Raw, unpolished, iconic: Lady Gaga Performing Live at Trannyshack — Promoting “The Fame,” May 27, 2008 PS - If you're a performance artist or involved with the production of drag, burlesque, cabaret or other underground performing arts you'll love the new 👑 Drag King Den 👑