Lady Gaga has said that she refused handouts from her parents as she was trying to launch her music career.
The ‘Alejandro’ singer said that she wanted to make it without having lots of handouts from her folks.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, she said: "When I decided I wanted to be a performer I knew it was a path I would have to carve out on my own.
"It wasn't what my parents wanted, but they supported me in my wishes. I took no money from them. I moved out of home into a tiny apartment in New York. I took jobs waitressing, working in burlesque clubs, waiting in bars... It was tough and it was exciting and it was non-stop, and it was all my own journey."
The singer said that having to do some hard graft has made her who she is today.
She explained: "It gave me the work ethic I have today and it gave me a feeling that there was something honourable about doing it all myself with no handouts.
"If you want something really badly you have to be prepared to put yourself through anything, work your backside off and never stop.
