Interview Transcript Between Lady Gaga and an Interviewer

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Interviewer Er, also in your in your videos there's Poker Face directed by Ray Kay it has a strong sexual undertone? How important in your (.) artistry i- is that sexuality?

Gaga: It's as important to me as it is to you, isn't sex important to everyone?

Interviewer: Probably is (.) A- are you scared though that erm (1) having sexual references c- can it undermine music because the sex- sexual references erm a lot of people focus on that and they don't Gaga: I'm not scared (.) are you scared?

Interviewer: No (.) haha

Gaga: 'Cause I'm not scared

Interviewer: No? Is you- are you not worried that they'll (.) erm (2) just (.) erm check out the sexual references an- and not care about the music if it- if that's how that works?

Gaga: No! [Shaking head) (.) not at all I've got three number one records and I've sold almost four million albums worldwide

Interviewer: S- So what's the biggest thrill of your career so far?

Gaga: The gay community

Interviewer: Oh wow, why? Can you-

Gaga: 'Cause I love them so much (.) 'cause they don't ask me questions like that

Interviewer: Hahaha

Gaga: 'Cause they love sexual strong women who speak their mind (.) you see if I was a guy, and I was sitting here with a cigarette in my hand and grabbin my crotch and talking about how I make music because I love fast cars and fucking girls (.) you'd call me a rock star (.) but when I do it in my music and in my videos (.) because I'm a female, because I make pop music, you're judgemental, and you say that it is er, um, distracting (1) I'm just a rock star

Interviewer: Ar- are you also a feminist?

Gaga: I'm not a feminist, I- I hail men, I love men, I- I celebrate American male culture beer and bars and, an- and muscle cars (.) erm but that's not what you asked me, you asked me if my music was distracted by my sexuality [shaking head] and it's not