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.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

No matter how many people are screaming your name or how many Number One hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser.

I was performing in New York and my friends started to call me Gaga. They said I was very theatrical... So they said, you're Gaga.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

For being different, it’s easy. But to be unique, it’s a complicated thing.