I used to get bullied by the popular girls at school. Today, I am the popular girl, and the bullies come to my shows.

I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don't enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time.

I have a whole second act of ARTPOP and I love it.

No press, no television. If my mom calls and says, 'Did you hear about?' I don't want to know nothing about anything that is going on in relation to music. I shut it all off.

I was changing my outfits, my looks, my wig, sometimes several times a day. That's when I know my soul is restless.

If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don't know if I would be the algorithm. I've always been OK with that. 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 would rather die than have my fans see me without a pair of heels on. And that's show business.