Lady Gaga has revealed that the first leg of her massive 'Monster Ball' tour left her "literally bankrupt".
In an interview with Stephen Fry for the Financial Times, the singer admitted that at one point she was $3m (£1.82m) in debt -- despite having had "five No. 1 singles" under her belt.
It is said that the cost of constantly rejigging the production during the start of the 'Monster Ball' tour, which ran from 2009 to 2011 and grossed over $200m in total, came out of Gaga's pocket, leaving her financially crippled -- even if she didn't quite realise it at the time.
Speaking about money, she said: "It's honestly true that money means nothing to me. The only big things I've purchased are my dad's heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga licence plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car."
But despite not spending big in the real world, she ploughed lots into her tour. She continued: "Other than that I put everything in the show, and I actually went bankrupt after the first extension of the 'Monster Ball'. And it was funny because I didn't know!
