'Applause' superstar Lady Gaga has revealed to Harper's Bazaar that she hasn't changed much now that's she's internationally known, and admitted that fame doesn't alter her personality.

"I'm actually not very different at all. I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances. My experience with fame has been the opposite: "How can I stop this from changing me?" I mean I'm not broke anymore—that's good! But today I'm more comfortable with being who I am."

She added: "When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful. But it's the intention of the work that's changed. I have fans now. I have a new purpose: to remind them that I am one of them, that we are one another. My consciousness has changed."

The 'Born This Way' icon also explained that she frequently turns to her mother, Cynthia, for advice: "I went through a rough time last year. I felt very taken advantage of by people I trusted. I asked my mother, "I work so hard. I never stop. I never say no. Why doesn't this person love me, Mom? Why was this person willing to hurt me to help themselves? Why wasn't I enough? Why is money more important than me?" She reminded me to forgive others for not seeing God where I see it. I see God in my fans."

"She said, "You're hurt because you don't operate this way. You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings."