In a recent article for the Daily Mail Lady Gaga admitted it was Cocaine that inspired her look.

The 23-year-old began taking cocaine regularly in 2005 after dropping out of a music course at New York University to find fame.She explained: ‘My cocaine soundtrack was The Cure. I loved all their music, but I listened to this one song on repeat while I did bags and bags of cocaine.
She said: ‘I didn’t think there was anything wrong with me until my friends came over and said, “Are you doing this alone?” “Um, yes. Me and my mirror”.’

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