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Lady Gaga took a photo without makeup on? WATTA SCOOP! Here are 10 other musicians without makeup

by Aaron Zorgel

March 27, 2012

So, Lady Gaga posted a photo of herself without makeup on Twitter yesterday, and everyone wrote about it like it was earth shattering news. Let me put on my hypocritical hat real quick, and chastise “da blogs” for writing about this, while sneakily finding a way to cash-in on the traffic that fluff pieces like this guarantee.

So, Lady Gaga posted a photo of herself without makeup on Twitter yesterday, and everyone wrote about it like it was earth shattering news.

Let me put on my hypocritical hat real quick, and chastise “da blogs” for writing about this, while sneakily finding a way to cash-in on the traffic that fluff pieces like this guarantee. Sure, Lady Gaga is a superstar known for her outrageous costume and makeup transformations, so seeing her true form is perhaps more noteworthy than your average candid twitpic. Plus, she tweeted it herself! She must be ASKING for a reaction. But, let’s not get too carried away. Seeing a famous person without makeup on shouldn’t really be regarded as a special event.

When you become a musician or an actor/actress, if by some fluke you actually rise to the level Hollywood stardom, it’s almost like you’ve signed up to be on a stage for the rest of your life. Be ready to perform when you’re out getting groceries, or mailing a cheque and a birthday card to your nephew. Put on your costume, it’s time to go get some gas and/or take out the trash! It’s enough to make me feel kind of sorry for these millionaires.

So this is what I propose: Let’s get this out of the way in one swoop. We can indulge our morbid fascination with vanity one more time, and check out 10 other musicians without makeup. After that, let’s let them be ugly on their way to yoga in peace. Let’s not justify the paps any longer. Go ahead, Jessica Simpson. You can finally eat a burger wearing sweatpants.

Katy Perry

Some say it first became trouble in paradise for Katy Perry and Russel Brand when he snapped this unexpected photo of her in bed and tweeted it. I’m not sure if it caused tension because she was mad at him for taking the picture, or if he finally saw what his wife’s face looked like while not smothered in layers of glittery candy-coloured goo.

Madonna

Gah! A monster! Both sides, actually. MONSTERS!

Marilyn Manson

It turns out that without makeup, Marilyn Manson looks a lot like Spenny:

Rihanna

Rihanna wins the award for being the first person to not look like a demon either with or without makeup in this photoseries. She actually looks just as nice without makeup. Real natural beauty, y’know?

Robert Smith