I Don't See Myself As Ever Being

Gaga And Stefani Are My Nicknames. I Guess When People Meet Me For The First Time And Call Me Stefani, It Bothers Me. Because It's Something That's Reserved For Only The People Who Are Closest To Me. It's Not Because I Don't Like My Given Name; It's That I Became Somebody Else. I Became Somebody Else For A Reason, You Know. This Is Part Of What My Message Is - You Can Become Whoever You Want To Be, To Escape Your Past.

I Live Halfway Between Reality And Theater At All Times. And I Was Born This Way.

The Only Thing That I Am Concerned With In Life Is Being An Artist .. I Had To Suppress For So Many Years In High School Because I Was Made Fun Of But Now I'm Completely Insulated In My Box Of Insanity And I Can Do Whatever I Like.

Then, When I'm In These Relationships With People Who Are Also Creative, Or Creative In Their Own Way, What Happens Is The Attraction Is Initially There And It's All Unicorns And Rainbows. And Then They Hate Me.

People Want To Tear Me Down, They Were Going To Knife Me Anyway.