Lady GaGa says she quit drugs because she didn’t want to lose her father’s respect. The Poker Face hitmaker says she was desperate to rebel against her parents when she was younger, but ended up changing her ways in order to save the relationship she has with her mom and dad.
“I don’t like to talk about it too much, but there were drugs in my teenage years,” she said. “The reason I don’t like to talk about it is I wouldn’t want anyone else to do it. I believe it could have ruined everything.
“I was a middle-class girl who wanted to rebel and discover all these different sides to life. It was my dad who pulled me back. I wanted to show my parents I was completely wild. My dad thought I’d lost it. He came to see me and told me if I didn’t pull back I would lose everything. That completely shook me, because even though I wanted to rebel, my parents are the people I respect most in this world. I didn’t want to lose my father’s respect, so I stopped. As a performer I’m outrageous and wild, but as a person I have a very strong moral code.”
“To this day I feel guilt about what I put my parents through when I was younger. I’ll call my mother out of the blue and say, ‘Mom, I’m so sorry about what I did.’ They’re very proud of me today, but I wouldn’t have their pride if I hadn’t listened to them and told them I was sorry. It’s as important to acknowledge your mistakes as it is to get credit for your victories.”
