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.'

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

Amy [Winehouse] changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.

I have kids who buy tickets for my show... How could I take their money and ignore their problems?

We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.

I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.

The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them.