Gaga cherishes her loneliness

Pop singer Lady Gaga says she cherishes her loneliness after battling depression and a serious drug addiction during her youth.

Gaga, 26, who recently split with her actor boyfriend Taylor Kinneyshe, said she was comfortable being alone at the age of 20 when she decided to seriously pursue a career in the music industry, reported Contactmusic. "I have begun to cherish my loneliness. I have since I was around 20 years old," she said.

The singer managed to pull herself out of depression and drug addiction after realising cocaine was taking her further away from her dreams of making it as a pop star.