Lady Gaga said that Cooper had been to one of her concerts the night before and then came to see her at her home in…
Lady Gaga said that Cooper had been to one of her concerts the night before and then came to see her at her home in Malibu the following day. She said that she heated up some leftover pasta as they got to know each other. Cooper told Cagle that he saw the white piano and had an idea that they could sing together. The song was called “Midnight Special” and Lady Gaga had never heard it before, but she printed it out and started playing.
“I started to play and he started to sing. And I just stopped playing and I looked over at him and I said, “Oh my gosh! Bradley, your voice! You have a voice, you can sing! Oh my gosh!”
#AStarIsBorn is in theaters now and you can listen to the soundtrack everywhere????
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Cooper thought Gaga was plutonium. The duo honed their artistic skills and committed themselves to this movie. He learned to play the guitar and the piano, “enough to be a professional musician” and Gaga learned to act. He wanted the movie to be authentic so that it would resonate with audiences, and with Stefani, as he calls the singer.
“But it really wasn’t until I met Stefani, that I, that I knew that okay now I’m ready to strap on the oxygen tank, go hand-in-hand with her, and let’s go up the hill.”
#AStarIsBorn
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That first meeting between the two leads turned out to be pivotal moment for both. It set the tone of their friendship, as they learned that they could push each other into awkward spaces. It also laid the foundation for a friendship both say will last for the rest of their lives.
“I really, truly knew in that moment that he’s the only actor in the world that could play a rock star.”
