David Marchese

And you brought up a period five or so years ago when it seems like your mental health was not in a great place. Are you able to tell me more about what was going on with you then?

How did it, were there turning points? Like, how did you turn it around?

How did it, were there turning points? Like, how did you turn it around?

I was thinking about the title, Mayhem. And I thought, mayhem is, it can be an exciting...

I was thinking about the title, Mayhem. And I thought, mayhem is, it can be an exciting...

Before the interview officially started on Tuesday and we were just making small talk, I mentioned my kids and you in a very wistful way said like, you know, I would love to have kids one day. Do you have any apprehension about that? having kids and still being able to be the Lady Gaga you need to be?

Before the interview officially started on Tuesday and we were just making small talk, I mentioned my kids and you in a very wistful way said like, you know, I would love to have kids one day. Do you have any apprehension about that? having kids and still being able to be the Lady Gaga you need to be?

I suspect the only answer is through living it.

I suspect the only answer is through living it.

Any last words? Did I miss anything?

Any last words? Did I miss anything?

Thank you for being cool, Lady Gaga. Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Thank you. That's Lady Gaga. Her new album Mayhem is out now. This conversation was produced by Wyatt Orme. It was edited by Annabelle Bacon, mixing by Afim Shapiro. Original music by Dan Powell, Rowan Nemisto, and Marian Lozano. Photography by Philip Montgomery.

Thank you for being cool, Lady Gaga. Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Thank you. That's Lady Gaga. Her new album Mayhem is out now. This conversation was produced by Wyatt Orme. It was edited by Annabelle Bacon, mixing by Afim Shapiro. Original music by Dan Powell, Rowan Nemisto, and Marian Lozano. Photography by Philip Montgomery.

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Well, so I should start by saying that it's really hard to know most of what Doge is doing. Doge is really opaque. It's operating in a lot of different places at once, operating almost in total secrecy. So we've been looking for a window, any sort of window, to see the kind of analysis they're using to justify all the things they're cutting and the things they want to cut.

Well, so I should start by saying that it's really hard to know most of what Doge is doing. Doge is really opaque. It's operating in a lot of different places at once, operating almost in total secrecy. So we've been looking for a window, any sort of window, to see the kind of analysis they're using to justify all the things they're cutting and the things they want to cut.

And a couple of weeks ago, they actually gave us one window into their work. They set up a website. Hmm. Basically, it's a kind of a primitive looking website. It looks a little bit like something off the dark web. That's the vibe.