Q&A With Lady Gaga

M.A.C have just launched their newest M.A.C VIVA GLAM campaign “From Our Lips” and who better to lend their high voltage diva than Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper who are to become the newest VIVA GLAM spokespeople!

Together they will launch two new additions to the VIVA GLAM lip lineup: VIVA GLAM CYNDI and VIVA GLAM GAGA.

Both lipsticks will launch March 1st 2010 and 100% of the selling price will go to the MAC AIDS FUND.

Check out what Lady Gaga had to say about it all below…

You used to sing to Cyndi Lauper as a little girl and now she is a big fan of yours. How does it feel to be working with her on the new M•A•C VIVA GLAM campaign?
She has such a beautiful spirit, and the best thing about her is that she's a really genuine person. She gave me some pointers at the VIVA GLAM shoot. We have so much in common, and we just really enjoy one another. It’s surreal.

M•A•C VIVA GLAM Lipsticks and Lipglasses have raised over 150 million dollars for the M•A•C AIDS Fund to help people living with HIV and AIDS around the world. How do you feel about this?
I've been familiar with this campaign since it began, and I've always respected M•A•C for what it stands for - ALL AGES, ALL RACES, ALL SEXES. This is more than just makeup. Anything I can do to help raise money for HIV/AIDS awareness - that's what I'm here for, and I'm very honoured to be a part of this.

You are very theatrical and creative in your performances and even create your own outfits. How important is makeup to your performance?
I've been wearing M•A•C since I was 10 years old. I see vanity as a form of identity and lifestyle.

M•A•C always has shocking and outrageous VIVA GLAM spokespeople. How does it feel to join the likes of Boy George, Ru Paul, and Lil Kim?
To be joining the likes of iconic former VIVA GLAM spokespeople is an honour. I can't believe I'm here. I am truly grateful and excited to do whatever I can for AIDS awareness.

You got your start performing on the club scene, which has a largely gay audience, and a part of the population that is very susceptible to HIV and AIDS. How do you think you can send a message to them about HIV and AIDS prevention or education?
Considering how rooted I am in the gay community and the deep respect I have for them, research and charity work for this cause is very important to me. By being vocal and raising awareness about HIV and AIDS and being as outspoken as possible on this subject we can raise awareness and protect the health of those we love. But it isn't just the gay community. It’s all communities, and this is an important message to relay to the younger generation.

Women account for almost half of the HI and /AIDS cases around the world. You and Cyndi are both strong, vocal women, and the two of you create one very powerful voice. What would you say to young women today about HIV and AIDS?
Use protection, and be selective and strong about those you love. Your body is sacred, and it’s ok to say no. Make your partners get tested, go together: it will only make your relationship stronger and healthier.

You and Cyndi have seen two very different stages of the AIDS epidemic and the changes in the public's perception of the disease. In the ’80s people were dying daily and today people with HIV and AIDS are living full lives. As a young person, do you think that today's youth feel they are not at risk for the disease?
Certainly the public perception is very different now than it was in the ‘80s, because (and this is good news), we have more ways to control the virus today than we did before. However, this is precisely the reason VIVA GLAM is so important: we’re taking a commercial organization and using its values of strength and identity to raise CURRENT awareness in the EXISTING public sentiments about AIDS.

Tell us about your new VIVA GLAM lipstick colour?
My new VIVA GLAM lipstick colour is amazing. It's a bluish pink, great for everyday. It's a little bit ‘80s, which is very me. It's for the everyday woman - anyone can wear it and feel great about themselves and embody what VIVA GLAM is all about. I hope that women buy this lipstick, and honour themselves and honour the cause.