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Lady Gaga on being bullied: 'People seem surprised they haven't already destroyed me'

'Applause' beauty Lady Gaga has addressed the criticism and abuse she receives and explained that while she won't be beaten down by negativity, she believes people expect her to crumble under the pressure.

Speaking to The Guardian about being targeted in a mean way by both the media and public alike, the hitmaker confessed that she thinks those responsible try to ruin her and are probably shocked at how little impact they have made:

"Yes! I certainly feel that at this time it's almost as if people are surprised they haven't already destroyed me. It gives them a sense of pleasure when they believe that they've destroyed me or taken me down. It's almost entertainment for people to poke fun at Lady Gaga, but at the very same time they have no idea the album I've made."

Referring to her upcoming new record, 'ARTPOP', the songstress added: "They have no idea what I put into this, they have no idea the work that I've put behind my performances and what I do. In fact, people have no idea what it really took for me to get here. So it doesn't bother me, it's just an interesting observation of where we are as a society."

Gaga added that just after her new single 'Applause' was released, people were slamming her because it hadn't hit the top spot on the charts: "It's literally not even been two weeks since my first single came out and it's all, 'She's over', or because I'm not No 1 yet, 'She's finished'."

"People focus less on the music and focus more on how the music's doing; how it's faring from a numbers perspective, from a financial perspective. If you think I give a damn about money then you don't know me as an artist at all. I think that once you've had a few No.1s in your career that you've kind of proven yourself and I don't feel the need to prove anything anymore."

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Gaga perform a new song called 'Sex Dreams' at the iTunes Festival below: