Lady Gaga on Larry King Live June 1, 2010

Lady Gaga was on Larry King Live last night. She has become such an influential person through her music. Anyone who has ever listened to the radio in the past few years has heard her popular music.

It is so refreshing to see someone who was unpopular, teased and belittled as a child embrace her individuality and shine as the popular musician she is today. She said she felt like a freak as a child (not fitting in with the crowd was the reason I gathered from her conversation). Not conforming to the crowd is exactly what makes her stand out in her musical performances. From her outrageous costumes to her makeup she is just an individual all the way, blazing her own path.

When asked what she would be doing if she wasn't doing show business she replied "I would be dead if not in show business". In her own words she wanted to be in show business while she was still in her mothers womb.

She seems to have a fascination with death which is a frequently reoccurring theme in her music videos. As a parent it is hard to embrace her seeming intentions to poison people in her music videos. From her interview she claimed to hate violence, negativity and hatred so I am confused why she would depict poisoning in her videos (to me that is an act of violence). I was surprised to see the outfit she wore on the interview with Larry King live was conservative yet stylish. I was expecting something more outrageous.

Lady Gaga admitted she was asked to open for Michael Jackson's comeback tour. In her own words, "Michaels death was devastating for me". Some of her icons include Davie Bowie, Princess Diana, and she refers to Madonna as being a wonderful friend.

Lady Gaga (age 24) opened up that she was tested for Lupus and her results came back "borderline positive", however she shows no symptoms of the disease currently.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means there is a problem with the body's normal immune system response. Normally, the immune system helps protect the body from harmful substances. But in patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. The result is an overactive immune response that attacks otherwise healthy cells and tissue. This leads to long-term (chronic) inflammation.

Lady Gaga admits she is spiritual, she prays, she believes in Jesus and God but has some confusions about religion. (mostly it seemed by the way people interpret and act about their religion). She is openly bisexual yet claims right now her only relationship of love is with her fans.

Lady Gaga sees herself as a champion of all the freaks and misfits led by her sense of nonconformity with what people expect. She enjoys pushing boundaries and will "have to think of more ways to annoy and shock people", in her quest to teach fans and people to love and embrace who they are. Her sense of style comes from a rejection of peoples views about women and brings her a sense of joy.

Her new music video Alejandro is expected out in the next few days. Her exclusive preview on Larry King Live showed a clip from the video. It portrays soldiers and seems to touch on the "don't ask don't tell" theme related to gays in the military, which she is opposed to. She states "No one should have to hide who they are."

In conclusion she stated how grateful she was to her fans. She describes her shows as a "celebration of shame", she hopes to be considered an icon when she is dead.
I would say like her or not, she already is an icon.

Lady Gaga we wish her continued success and hope she remains healthy so that she can continue to teach the world how to love themselves!

Author Joy Schardt-Smith