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" In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny. "

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" I guess you could say I devoted myself so strongly to my music that for awhile I forgot about my family. But I only get one set of parents, and I think I forgot about that for a little while. "

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" I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way. "

" You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way. "

" I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up. "

" I wanted to only create a great perfume, not any perfume that would sell, but a great artistic one that the fans would not feel cheated by. "

" Joanne' is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous. "

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" I want you to feel happy and enjoy the theatre of my life the way that I do. No matter what happens with my music and wherever I go - that heart of that glamorous girl in New York will never be gone. "

" 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. "

" Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer. "

" I love imperfections. "

" At the end of the day, who I really and truly am is a little girl who loved to play the piano. "

" My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist. "

" I don't like talking to celebrities. "

" I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me. "

" I was so ashamed of who I was. "

" I'm an inventor. "

" I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece. "

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" When the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn't truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn't come from your spirit and your soul, it's an injustice to your position. And so, I'm really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to. "

" It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star. "

" I don't think I could live without hair, makeup and styling, let alone be the performer I am. I am a glamour girl through and through. I believe in the glamorous life and I live one. "

" I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety. "

" Every video I'm in, every magazine cover, they stretch you; they make you perfect. It's not real life. "