The eccentric star has revealed her life spiralled into a world of heavy drug use in a bid to replicate the lifestyles of her musical idols.

The ‘Paparazzi’ singer would lock herself in her bedroom and snort “bags and bags” of cocaine for songwriting inspiration when she was starting out, but realised she was jeopardising her life when she recalled her aunt Joanne who died at 19.

Gaga – real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – said: “I thought I was going to die. I wanted to be the artists I loved, like Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol, and I thought the only way to do it was to live the lifestyle. My cocaine soundtrack was always The Cure. I would lock myself in my room and listen to ‘Never Enough’ on repeat while I did bags and bags of cocaine.

“But then I realised my father’s sister Joanne, who died at 19, had instilled her spirit in me. She was a painter and a poet – and I had a spiritual vision I had to finish her business.”

The 23-year-old pop beauty – who began experimenting with cocaine and the hallucinogenic drug LSD after she dropped out of her course at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts when she was 20 – insists her late auntie is still a huge influence on her career.

Gaga – who won two Grammys last weekend – added in new biography ‘Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography’ by Helia Phoenix: “I never met her, but she’s been one of the most important figures in my life.”

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The soccer star – who lives in Los Angeles with his wife, former Spice Girls singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, and their three sons – approached the creators of the hit US animated comedy series to make a cameo appearance but was turned down as show chiefs didn’t feel Americans knew enough about him.

Al Jean, the show’s principal writer and executive producer, said: “We get a lot of requests from celebrities, and it’s always a shame when we have to turn people down.

“We had a request from David Beckham and I had to phone him up and tell him sorry but I didn’t want him on the show right now. I didn’t think he was a big enough star for an American audience.

“I got a lot of grief about that. Some people got really angry about it and I was told, ‘I bet you would have put George Best on.’ I can pretty much say I would have turned him down too.”

David isn’t the only star to have left the team behind ‘The Simpsons’ unimpressed, with Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger’s diva-like attitude leaving many unhappy when he recorded a guest role.

Actor Hank Azaria, who voices characters including Chief Wiggum, Apu and Moe, revealed to Live magazine: “They sent me down to greet Mick Jagger when he arrived to record his part, and I said, ‘Hey, Mick, we’re thrilled to have you here.’ And he kind of blew right by me like I was the greeter, and went, all dismissively, ‘Yeah, we’ll get it.’ It made me a little bit annoyed. I knew it was going to get awkward, because I was about to walk upstairs and record with him.”

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The ‘Paparazzi’ singer, who was recently nominated for five Grammy awards, always dreamt about being a star and was determined to do whatever it took to be successful.

She said: “I was fearless with my ambitions. I had this dream and really wanted to be a star.

“I left my family, school and said I want to do it alone. I got three jobs waitressing. I was good at serving Italian food in heels.

The 23-year-old also claimed Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Judy Garland were among her fashion icons.

She said: “All the kookiness, the blood and the craziness is my way of trying to understand that image.

“I’m part designer love, part fashionista and part handmade garments on my own. I made a lot of my clothes.”

The ‘Poker Face’ star – real name Stefani Germanotta – also spoke about her nickname, explaining that friends had compared her with Freddie Mercury, whose band Queen had a hit called ‘Radio Gaga’.

She explained to US TV host Barbara Walters: “My friends started to call me Gaga. They said I was very theatrical and that although I’m in pop music, there was a performance-art element to the show, like Freddie Mercury. So they said, ‘You’re Gaga’.”

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The rock veterans – whose last tour finished in 2007 and earned them more than £300 million – are planning a mammoth run of shows next year, according to Ronnie Wood’s cocktail waitress girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova.

The 20-year-old Russian waitress – who has been dating 62-year-old Ronnie since he walked out on his 23-year marriage to Jo Wood in July 2009 – has been a little indiscreet in letting the world know about their plans.

A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “She’s not supposed to talk about it, things haven’t been finalised but she couldn’t resist telling a few friends.”

Ronnie recently admitted he had been in touch with his Rolling Stones bandmates Sir Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts and insisted everything was “great” between them, despite rumours he could be fired from the group because of his parting lifestyle.

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The 53-year-old model – ex-wife of Rolling Stones legend Sir Mick Jagger – is keen to find love as she wants some fun in her life.

She told Surrey Life magazine: “I wish I had a boyfriend. It would be a lot of fun, but I don’t so things are pretty boring.

“Like most people, I hope to stay healthy, I hope the kids are OK and anything else is a bonus.”

Although Mick is now dating model L’Wren Scott, Jerry insists she is still very close to the ‘Wild Horses’ singer.

The star – who has four children, Lizzy, 25, James, 24, Georgia, 17, and 12-year-old Gabriel with Mick – said: “We are very friendly. We have always got on well – he’s very funny, interesting and intelligent. We talk on the phone every week and he tries very hard to keep up with the children.

“I’m just really happy that Mick hasn’t disappeared. The thing is that we don’t hate each other.”

While she was happy with Mick, Jerry recently said she isn’t keen to embark on a relationship with another British man.

The American beauty said: “I read somewhere that British men were the worst lovers, well below Spanish and Italian, so maybe going British is a bad idea.”

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