Jonas Åkerlund on Lords Of Chaos, Beyoncé, and how Lady Gaga inspired him to keep making music videos

Director Jonas Åkerlund has been working in the music video industry for over 30 years, and worked with several prolific artists across various genres, like Madonna, Metallica, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé. Earlier this month, he helmed the feature-length thriller Lords Of Chaos, a dramatized look at the Norwegian black metal scene. We recently sat down with Åkerlund to talk about the film, his body of work, and why working with Lady Gaga convinced him to keep making music videos.