Lady Gaga Says She’d Rather be Called ‘The Next Iron Maiden’ Than ‘The Next Madonna’

Turns out Lady Gaga is a big Iron Maiden fan!

Blabbermouth reports that in an interview with CR Fashion Book Magazine, the pop superstar talks about the importance of heavy metal and how Iron Maiden changed her life. 

Lady Gaga will appear on the cover of the latest issue of CR Fashion Book, on newsstands September 3.

She told the magazine,

"They [Iron Maiden] are one of the greatest rock bands in history, in my opinion. Some people really don't know the importance of metal and the scope of it. Those guys were filling stadiums, and they still are. And it's because of the culture of the music, the poetry that's so powerful, that whenever the fans come together they unite in the essence of what Iron Maiden is all about. I always used to say to people, when they would say, 'Oh, she's the next Madonna' No, I'm the next Iron Maiden."

 

According to Blabbermouth, Gaga declared her love for Iron Maiden in 2011, saying:

I just saw Iron Maiden on their 'Frontier' tour and it totally changed my life. It was my first Maiden experience and I just realized in that moment in the show that that was the kind of artist I wanted to be. I didn't want people 30 years from now coming to see my show to see if I've still got it. But rather I wanted them to be fully unified, fists in the air, wanna hear every song. Iron Maiden's a lifestyle and those fans live and die by Maiden."

 

For the magazine shoot, Lady Gaga wore a black gothic piece, with her own Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast" t-shirt, she shared on Twitter.