Lady Gaga reflected on her early days, including the times she'd call venues to book gigs for herself, during her visit to 'Hot Ones.'

Grammys broadcast; Gaga was in attendance as a nominee (and eventual winner) for the Bruno Mars duet “Die With a Smile.” That song has an earnest, dutiful quality; one senses both performers straining to produce a wedding-song standard.

Lady Gaga recently appeared on Hot Ones, where she opened up about nearly walking away from music and her early struggles to get booked as a performer. Reflecting on her rise from New York’s club scene to global superstardom,

Lady Gaga recalled once thinking of quitting her music career and shared her reasons for doing so. She reflected on one of the pivotal moments in her career, how being away from the family she built in her native New York almost led her to retire from music,

Lady Gaga has revealed that she contemplated hanging up her microphone to quit music. The 38-year-old star has exploded back into the spotlight this month with the release of her new single, Abracadabra,