Ever-dramatic Lady Gaga believes her costumes are as much a crucial part of her being as her vital organs. Explaining her penchant for her extravagant costumes, wigs and outlandish makeup, Gaga says: “If you were to ask me to remove my Philip Treacy hat at a party, in truth it’s the emotional and physical equivalent of requesting I remove my liver.”
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In her column for V magazine’s Transformation issue, which comes out Thursday, she says she doesn’t know the difference between “a moment of performance and a moment of honesty,” adding, “It is my destiny to exist halfway between reality and fantasy at all times.”