Lady Gaga takes the March 2011 cover of Vogue, dubbed the Power Issue.
The singer dons a cotton candy pink wig for the cover and accompanying photoshoot by Mario Testino.
With her next album Born This Way expected in May, the performer discusses at length the connection she has with her fans.
“I am quite literally chest open, exposed, open-heart surgery every night on that stage, bleeding for my fans and my music," she says. "It’s so funny when people say, ‘It’s amazing to see how hard you work.’ We’re supposed to work hard! I have the world at my fingertips. I am not going to saunter around the stage doing pelvic thrusts and lip-synching. That’s not at all why I am in this. I don’t feel spiritually connected to anyone in Hollywood makeup and a gown with diamond earrings on. I am just a different breed. I want to be your cool older sister who you feel really connected with, who you feel understands you and refuses to judge anything about you because she’s been there."
Personally, I don't always get or try to get Gaga, but I can't argue with her attitude here!
I also love the photos that accompany this story.
Gaga rocks some outstanding fashion by Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton and Haider Ackermann.
Click inside for more photos, and over to Vogue.com for more of the cover story.
