Lady Gaga went from girl from New York to global superstar in an unearthed 2009 interview she told Access Hollywood about the success of her breakout hit, “Just Dance.” “Having someone like Akon on your side isn’t bad when you’re just a weird chick from New York,” she said. “I don’t think I’m weird, where I come from, I’m just cool but it took a long time to get this song on the radio and I think it’s because I’m different and the music is different...” In a 2011 interview, the pop singer also reflected on how she Stefani Germanotta and Lady Gaga are the same person to her.

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