I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.

Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music.

I thought equality was non-negotiable.

If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don’t know if I would be the algorithm. I’m not a supermodel. That’s not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important, more important, than what’s happening on the outside.

I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'

Never bully anyone because Karma has everyone’s address and a motherf**king stamp!