Meet Lady Gaga, New Princess of Pop

Lady Gaga is taking the world by storm—including the cover of Rolling Stone’s Hot List issue. “I don’t feel like I look like the other perfect little pop singers,” she says. “I think I’m changing what people think is sexy.” Her unique, often pants-less, style has become as famous as her dance hits, and she’s constantly on the go: “When I’m not working, I go crazy.”

She went from cocaine-using NYU dropout to girl-kissing pop star who’s sold nearly 10 million digital singles, and everyone from Madonna to Marilyn Manson is a fan. “She knows exactly what she’s doing,” Manson says. “She’s very smart, she’s not selling out, she’s a great musician, she’s a great singer, and she’s laughing when she’s doing it.” (More Lady Gaga stories.)