It was only a matter of time that this happened, and to be quite honest Terry Richardson was probably the best person for the job. The book itself is set to feature 350 color and black-and-white photos of the Lady Gaga taken during a 10 month period where Terry Richardson was given complete access to her life. The book is out in November and will most likely feature outtakes from shoots including the infamous Jo Calderone and meat dress shoot for Vogue Japan, the Harper’s Bazaar editorial from April 2011, behind the scenes pictures from the Mugler show and Supreme shoot for Purple magazine, in addition to new unseen material. Gaga will also be writing the foreword.
Gaga told MTV News: “I didn’t hold anything back from Terry. He was with me every minute, every moment. He has photographs of me waking up in the morning, brushing my teeth, in the bathroom, in the bathtub. And the thing about Terry, if you know anything about his photography, is that nothing is staged.”
“What I love so much about Terry is that he thinks everything is so beautiful. I’m always, ‘Oh Terry, get out of here,’ and he’s like, ‘Oh, it’s so beautiful, let me just shoot it,’” she added. “I felt so comfortable with Terry. I love him so much. He’s a really close friend, and I feel honored that he traveled with me.”
“My favorite thing, honestly, is that he loved the fans. He shot the fans the same way he shot me: with no pretense. No ‘Well, she’s put out records and they haven’t.’ None of that. The music was all of ours,” she said. “He would come backstage and he would say, ‘Oh my God, the fans!’ And I’d say, ‘I know what you just photographed.’ And he’d say, ‘Baby, wow!’ And then he’d film me, like, peeing in a cup and, like, ridiculous things.”