She was initially devastated, like no joke sobbing when after playing it for a Motown producer* he told her that a song inspired by drag queens performing as her would ruin her career.
It ended up being by far her best and most successful album
*this was her last album for a while with Motown and it’s very likely they realized it was genius but they were trying to keep her on the label by gaslighting her about her new label/collaborators
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She was initially devastated, like no joke sobbing when after playing it for a Motown producer* he told her that a song inspired by drag queens performing as her would ruin her career.
It ended up being by far her best and most successful album
*this was her last album for a while with Motown and it’s very likely they realized it was genius but they were trying to keep her on the label by gaslighting her about her new label/collaborators