 She said that using her "rebellious spirit" she wanted to understand the different relationships she had gone through, saying that "Joanne" was not a "sad album.It's an album that is very revealing of me as a woman".According to Kevin Fallon of "The Daily Beast", "The act of being Lady Gaga had drowned out the brilliant music, and the importance of Lady Gaga had somehow muddied the simple pleasure of being her fan