In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves; its your responsibility

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.'

I find it so important now to be a role model and a figure. And I know that may sound strange to some people, but most important is my connection with my fans and the connection that they breed with one another.

I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.

I just wanna be myself, and I want you to love me for who I am

Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.