'I've battled depression and anxiety my whole life': Lady Gaga reveals her emotional struggles while posing on the cover of Billboard with Elton John
Lady Gaga says she wants to reach out to help young people who are emotionally suffering in America and that is why she launched her Born This Way foundation.
The 27-year-old singer talked to Billboard magazine - she appears on the cover with Elton John - about her own troubled past as a way to relate with today's youth.
'I’ve suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life, I still suffer with it every single day,' the blonde crooner admitted. 'I just want these kids to know that the depth they feel as human beings is normal. We were born that way.'
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Spilling her soul: Lady Gaga talked about her anxiety and depression in the October 24 issue of Billboard, where she posed with her friend Elton John
The beauty then took a dig at social media.
'This modern thing, where everyone is feeling shallow and less connected? I's not human,' the Alejandro singer said.
'Depression and anxiety really link them.'
There are demons: 'I’ve suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life, I still suffer with it every single day,' the blonde crooner admitted; here she is seen in NYC in early October
Mix your textures with Lady Gaga's leather and shealing coat
We're used to seeing Lady Gaga in pretty outlandish outfits (meat dress anyone?) so when she does wear something vaguely normal that us mere mortals can actually get our hands on, it's a bit of a race to the check out.
Lately we've found ourselves coveting Lady Gaga's looks more and more. Only the other week she stepped out in a super cute MGSM mini dress and her red Brandon Maxwell dress which she wore to the American Horror Story premiere was to-die-for. This week she donned this chic monochrome ensemble which we can't wait to steal. From the stylish black midi dress with white button up collar, to the lace up knee high boots, we're hooked. But what really drew us in was the leather biker jacket, complete with shearling fur collar. The ideal cover up for this time of year no? Gaga's style is Altuzarra (as are the boots) and you can buy the jacket at Montaigne Market (click to the right), but be prepared to shell out a big chunk of your savings if you do.
Alternatively you can steal the style without breaking the bank by trying some of our options below.
And the Poker Face star feels there is something sad about how young people no longer socialize in person.
'There is something in the way that we are now, with our cell phones and people are not looking at each other and not being in the moment with each other, that kids feel isolated,' Gaga explained.
'They read all of this extremely hateful language on the Internet. The internet is a toilet. It is. It used to be a fantastic resource - but you have to sort through sh** to find the good stuff.'
She blames the internet: 'There is something in the way that we are now, with our cell phones and people are not looking at each other and not being in the moment with each other,' Gaga explained; here she is seen in August
And the New York native feels something needs to be done.
'These kids just want to feel human, but they feel like robots,' said the fiancee of Taylor Kinney.
'They don’t understand why they’re so sad. There are scientific reasons, which the foundation researches, why you feel sad when you look at your phone all day.'
She also gushed about her cover co-star Elton, a longtime friend.
Baring it all (almost): Also on Thursday a clip from American Horror Story: Hotel was released where the star had a sex scene. In the clip, she wears only red lingerie
'He inspires me in ways I could not even begin to list properly,' she started.
'He is my friend, he is like a parent. He looks out for me, he was there for me during the hardest times in my life.'
She then added the Seventies icon brings her up when she feels herself getting the blues.
'He doesn't allow me to slip into depression without making sure that I’m OK,' she added.
'Everything he has done for AIDS, everything he has done for the LGBT community. He's just everything - when I’m with him, I just want to help be a part of his genius plan to save the world.'
Secrets: The day before her beau Kinney said that she slapped him after their first kiss. It happened while they were shooting a music video in 2011
There's their first peck: The Chicago Fire actor said he grabbed Gaga and kissed her and she was shocked
The trailblazer also talked about meeting President Barack Obama in 2011.
She said she felt he 'really, deeply cared' about the bullying crisis in the US.
'I hear from [White House senior adviser] Valerie Jarrett a lot. Even with Til It Happens To You, Valerie said, “This video was hard to watch, but I liked how graphic [the approach] was.” That’s another thing Born This Way does: Rape survivors, abuse survivors come to us.'
Also on Thursday a clip from American Horror Story: Hotel was released where the star had a sex scene. In the clip, she wears only red lingerie.
The day before her beau Kinney said during Watch What Happens Live that she slapped him after their first kiss. It happened while they were shooting a music video in 2011.
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