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.

You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.

So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool.

Lady Gaga is my name. If you know me, and you call me Stefani, you don't really know me at all.

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.

I feel that if I can show my demise artistically to the public, I can somehow cure my own legend.

Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.