Why was Lady Gaga the perfect cover star for this issue?
Lady Gaga perfectly represents what I mean by the classic eccentric to me. She is completely Gaga, but she is also a lady. In her music and art, she is so creative, always pushing the envelope . . . And yet she is classically trained, as well. As we saw with the jazz music, she can be both the modern pop star and still play the classic songs, giving them a modern twist. That is always what I love.
Why was it important for you to publish the Gaga photos unretouched?
It is the same idea about freedom. I wanted to show her completely natural, all herself.
