Lady Gaga Says It Took ‘Two Decades’ to Become the ‘Boss’ in Her Music Career

Lady Gaga is just days away from finally releasing her new studio album, Mayhem, and to celebrate, she sat down with Good Morning America‘s Michael Strahan to discuss this new era in her life.

In a teaser clip from the wide-ranging conversation, the superstar reveals the new mindset she’s reached at this point in her career. “I think that I am feeling really confident in myself as a musician and as a songwriter and producer, as an artist,” she admitted. “I know that might sound silly, but it actually took me two decades to become the boss in a way. Being a woman in music, I was almost always the only woman in the room all the time. I had to really, really work hard to maintain my sense of stability and my purpose. I always stuck to my guns when it came to my music and my artistry, but it was a real challenge and I made it through that mayhem.”

Watch the preview for the interview here. Gaga’s full chat with Strahan airs on GMA on Friday (March 7).

Mayhem is set to arrive March 7 via Interscope, marking Gaga’s first original full-length pop album since 2020’s Grammy-winning Chromatica. Just one day after the highly anticipated project arrives, Gaga will serve as both host and serve as musical guest on Saturday Night Live on March 8 — the second time she has done so.

Leading up to the album’s release, Gaga unveiled the tracklist for Mayhem, including singles “Disease,” “Abracadabra” and her Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping Bruno Mars collaboration “Die With a Smile,” as well as two tracks she teased during her Little Monster Press Conference in February. Those songs are titled “The Beast” and “Perfect Celebrity.”