When people say 'marriage' to me... It's always a means to an end. Everyone's so in a rush to define the relationship.

I don't consider my own clothing to be outrageous. The truth is that people just don't have the same references that I do. To me it's very beautiful and it's art, and to them it's outrageous and crazy.

I think what made it difficult for people to get, and still makes it difficult for people to get, is the theatrical nature of the work and the fact that, my music doesn't exist without the performance-art element.

The whole point of what I do - the monster ball, the music, the performance art aspect of it, I wanna create a space for my fans where they can feel free and they can celebrate because I didn't fit in in high school and I felt like a freak, so I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with and they don't feel alone.

Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

A girl's just as hot as the shoes she choose

I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though.