If 2008 was the year when Katy Perry redefined the role of the female pop star, 2009 looks set to belong to Lady GaGa – a twenty two-year-old former New York club dancer, whose self-penned album ‘The Fame’ and irresistibly catchy debut single ‘Just Dance’ have turned the girl born Joanne Stefani Germanotta into a global superstar, seemingly overnight.
In this revealing interview, Lady GaGa tells us about her early career in seedy nightspots, the boozing that inspired her hit and the single-minded drive and ambition she has to become the ultimate 21st century pop artist.