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

People want you to fail.

If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.

Money is completely boring to me. It means nothing, except it feeds my art. Every penny I make goes back into the Haus of GaGa. My Haus of GaGa is something like Andy Warhol's Factory.

I am the center of attention in my job every single day; the thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that?

I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world. It matters to the people who like the Pope and follow the Pope. It is not a reflection of all religious people.