Lady Gaga spoke candidly with Harper's Bazaar about her life as she continuously pursues a career in the music industry.
Gaga, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is known to be outspoken and unapologetic about her opinions, and her interview with the magazine in no different.
Check out the best snippets of Lady Gaga's candid sit-down with Harper's Bazaar.
Gaga's Thoughts About Her Wardrobe:
"The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me-from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood. The clothes are on mannequins, also on hangers and in boxes with a photo of each piece, and there's a Web site where I can go to look through everything. It's too big-I could never sort through it myself! But these garments tell the stories of my life."
Lady Gaga On Her Struggles With Eating Disorders:
"I am better with food. I don't have an eating disorder anymore. I'm also better at not letting people take advantage of me. Five years ago, when I spotted someone with a hidden agenda, I allowed them to stay around me. I didn't want to believe it. I thought if I ignored it, then they would eventually see me again-that I'm a human being and not a doll. But it doesn't work that way. I speak up now. I realized that it's my own fault that people take advantage. I should be around people who cherish my talents, my health, my time. I'm not a pawn for anyone's future business."
How Her Mother Helped Get Through Major Rough Patches:
"I went through a rough time last year. I felt very taken advantage of by people I trusted. I asked my mother, 'I work so hard. I never stop. I never say no. Why doesn't this person love me, Mom? Why was this person willing to hurt me to help themselves? Why wasn't I enough? Why is money more important than me? She reminded me to forgive others for not seeing God where I see it. I see God in my fans.' She said, 'You're hurt because you don't operate this way. You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans.' She helped me understand my own feelings...She helped me to forgive."
The Biggest Lesson She Learned In 2013:
"I learned that my sadness never destroyed what was great about me. You just have to go back to that greatness, find that one little light that's left. I'm lucky I found one little glimmer stored away."
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