Thought this might be interesting:
"I [got famous] the way you are supposed to. I played every club in New York City and I bombed in every club and then killed it in every club and I found myself as an artist. I learned how to survive as an artist, get real, and how to fail and then figure out who I was as singer and performer. And, I worked hard." --Lady GagaI was kinda surprised when I found out she wasn't born onto a reality show or had her fame handed to her from music execs. I think it's great and very respectable that she had to work for it from a young age and face tons of rejection before getting her big break. And look where she is today. I am a huge believer that hard work pays off, that focusing on certain things with enough motivation will get you places.