Pop singer Lady Gaga says sexuality is
just a small part of what her new studio album Born This Way
is about.
In
a wide-ranging interview with Stephen Fry for Britain's Financial
Times, the 25-year-old Lady Gaga tells the UK's most popular
openly gay entertainer that her album is about rebirth.
“[T]his new album [Born this Way]
is about being able to be reborn, over and over again throughout your
life,” Lady Gaga said.
“Oh?” Fry replied. “I thought
the meaning of the title track was that 'I was born this way – gay,
straight, bi, lesbian, transgender, whatever,' and that you were
affirming that ...”
“No, in fact, sexuality is just one
very small part of it … it's so interesting to see how people latch
on to words,” Lady Gaga responded. “You say the word 'gay' in a
song and suddenly all the other words float away.”
“I'm happy people did focus on that
word, though, it's an important word to liberate,” she added. “But
the album is about rebirth in every sense. It's about being reborn
again and again until you find the identity inside yourself that
defines you best for who you are and that makes you most feel like a
champion of life.”