she was the first big artist he worked with as a producer. granted, this was for her 'born this way' album (they also worked on artpop together) so she was still new to the scene. but he knew right off the bat he was dealing with a whole other caliber of musician. i envisioned them having a profound musical connection that blossomed into a solid friendship. someone he can call when he feels like he's running on fumes or show new material he's working on that he's really excited about.