(title)Lady GaGa: Music, art and high tea(/title)

(header)It's only two weeks old, but Lady GaGa is already having a great 2009.(/header)

Her single, Just Dance, is number one on both sides of the Atlantic, she came sixth on the BBC's Sound of 2009 list, and her album, The Fame, is out this week.
But, speaking to the BBC from her Canadian hotel room, the peroxide blonde pop star only has one thing on her mind: "I wish we were sitting down having tea".

(header)That's very British of you.(/header)

Listen, I love tea. I must have tea five times a day. But I drink tea that has slippery elm in it - which is very good for your throat. That's not very British, right?

(header)What about scones and clotted cream?(/header)

I wish I could, but I've got to try to keep my figure down, so I don't eat pastries and stuff.

(header)Do you drink it properly, from a china cup?(/header)

Most of the time, yes... Whenever I've got press interviews, I always have a whole tea set. It really relaxes me.

(header)Is the visual element a necessary component of your music?(/header)

I think it is. For me, fashion and the visuals, that's like the full body of the work. What I do is performance art. It's pop music that's meant for the Louvre.

(header)So what's the best way to experience Lady Gaga? In concert or on video?(/header) 

The performance is the ultimate Lady GaGa experience, for sure. But it's not really complete without all the different elements. I need people to have a memory of what it feels like to hear my song on the radio. I need them to know what my videos look like. They're acquainted with the fashion I wear - Klaus Nomi, or whatever. Then they come to the show and it all comes together.

(header)Recent Hits(/header)

(bpoints)Born This Way (2011). Alejandro (2010). Telephone (2010).(/bpoints)