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Inauguration: interpretation of the anthem of Lady Gaga, poem by Amanda Gorman
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks and poet Amanda Gorman performed memorable performances on Wednesday at Biden’s opening.
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Lady Gaga may be a powerful Monster Mother for her fans, but the coronavirus pandemic made her feel less powerful than normal.
The “Chromatica” singer, 34, told USA TODAY that she shares what many people feel during this time: “an epic feeling of helplessness about what’s going on in the world.”
“We found a super virus that is epic in its disastrous proportions,” she said. “So that feeling of helplessness in some ways is, I think, something that we all share.”
The pandemic energized her in other ways, however, adding that “it really mobilized me to work on how I can help the world”.
One way it is acting is by partnering with the International WELL Building Institute for its WELL Health and Safety Classification, which assesses which buildings and companies have taken steps to achieve a certain level of security amid COVID-19. The spaces that meet the requirements receive a WELL Health-Safety seal that indicates that they have been approved.
Gaga believes it will be “one of the movements that are part of the rebuilding of our global community and the rebuilding of our local communities”, showing people that “we can return to normality in quotation marks, but we must do this safely.”
She has also focused on keeping her mental health in check, staying active.
“It is very important for me to continue to move my body. It is very important for my mental health,” she said. “So I have been doing, you know, regular exercises that I would normally do. But I mostly go hiking, and mostly I go hiking. I wear my mask and I go hiking.”
She said she “used to be very nervous about walking” because of her chronic pain condition, but she overcame her concerns.
“I discovered during COVID that … you can take the courage that is happening in the universe and grab that bravery and put it inside yourself and not be afraid,” she explained.
She expects others to remain active, whether through an online yoga class or a “walk around the block you live in” while the world is “in the midst of a mental health crisis”.
“I really encourage people to move their bodies and be in the world. Wear masks, stay safe, but don’t forget to move. Because when your energy is stagnant like that, it can really lead to mental health problems, ”she said. “I really believe that practicing everyday skills … how to move your body, drink lots of water, eat healthy, take care of yourself, take care of yourself – these are things that we have to make sure that we are doing to take care of our minds. “
Gaga also came out to present the national anthem held by President Joe Biden on January 20, which she described as a “beautiful and happy day”.
“I felt very, very honored to be there, I still feel very honored to have been invited to sing our national anthem and it will always be an honor for me to sing for the great people of this country,” she said. “And I really wanted to sing for everyone. In a time of healing, of unity, and I also had a lot in mind to build the beloved community, the beloved community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of.”
She added that she was “so impressed” by the words of Amanda Gorman, a Harvard graduate, the National Young Poet and the youngest inaugural poet in US history, who became an opening star.
“She was just brilliant – what a lovely young man,” she said of Gorman.
Regarding his own performance, Gaga added: “I really just want to continue doing the work that I believe is essential, which is kindness. Kindness is essential.”
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