Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.

It's all fleeting. As fame is fleeting, so are all the trappings of fame fleeting. The money, the clothes, the furniture.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the music or the performance. But for me fame is like rocket fuel. The more my fans like what I'm doing, the more I want to give back to them. And my passion is so strong I can't sleep - I haven't slept for three days.

In the book of Gaga, fame is in your heart, fame is there to comfort you, to bring you self-confidence and worth whenever you need it.

Amidst all of these flashing lights I pray the fame won't take my life.