When we love, we don’t count? This French fan of Lady Gaga, a longtime collector, tells us how his passion started, the treasures he has and why each object has a story for him.
At 31, JP Spasaro has a real passion for singer Lady Gaga: he has everything related to the American star. Rare discs, collector objects, limited editions … He is now the holder of an impressive collection that is worth several thousand euros. Proud of his treasures, he exhibits them on his social networks (@gagaroomoffiel) and tells us behind the scenes of this passion which can quickly become expensive.
“”I started in 2011, by buying my first Gaga album. For me, the start of the collection is by buying this first album“, remembered JP Spasaro. This famous”first album“, it was Born this wayLady Gaga’s third opus. It is then the starting point of a true love for the unique universe of that which is nicknamed “Mother Monster” by its community of fans around the world.
For JP Spasaro, collecting is not limited to accumulating objects: its collection is intimately linked to its own story. “”It’s really love for the object. I find that it is super interesting to have an object that tells a story, a work. When I look at an object I immediately think of what this object tells. It plans me indirectly in a specific context of his career and my life too“, He says. In his collection rich in more than two thousand objects, some pieces immediately attract attention ….
Among them, a real rarity: a setting like a sculpture box giving the impression of a pink metallic veil with a base in the name of the star imagined by it to house a bottle of champagne (a jeroboam) dom vintage pink 2005. Produced in only 110 copies in the world, this work proudly sits in the room it has devoted to it. Purchase value: almost 1,000 euros.
And yet, it is not this piece, as precious as it is, which touches the most JP Spasaro. The one who has the greatest sentimental value in her eyes is a pair of ski boots worn by Lady Gaga during the filming of the film House of Gucci by Ridley Scott. A unique object, steeped in history, which creates an almost intimate link with the artist he has admired for so many years.
Collect has a cost and JP Spasaro is fully aware of it. If he likes to find new parts related to Lady Gaga, he keeps his feet on the ground and adopts a thoughtful approach. “”There is not an investment that is made every month. It is an investment that is made over several years“, He specifies. No question of spending all his pay on a whim. As for the total price of his collection, accumulated over the years, he prefers to give an estimate:”I don’t know exactly … I have spent more than 10,000 euros since the start of my collection“. A significant sum, but according to him, the true value of a collection is above all subjective:”For some, it would only be worth 2,000 euros, for example“He explains.
When a collection takes so much magnitude, it can sometimes arouse misunderstandings. “”From the moment we start collecting a lot, there are many people who will associate this with psychological diseases“, Recognizes JP Spasaro, well aware of the outside look. He also evokes a recurring question that we often ask the collectors of pop culture:”Why do I have such a special link like that with an artist who is not supposed to know me?“For him, the answer is obvious:”It is specific to my story, what she managed to get me when I was younger, and to help me. Like many of his fans. “
