Lady Gaga has spoken about the possibility of having children with her fiancé Michael Polansky and said they would want for them "to be their own people".
"I would want my children to understand that whatever my artistry means to them is totally up to them," she said.
In an interview with Elle UK, the American singer, real name Stefani Germanotta, was asked how she would want her children to understand or appreciate her as an artist if she were to have any children.
"I would never actually want to shape it or tell them how to think about me," she told the magazine.
"Maybe other than that I just did my best. And tried to stay true to myself along the way.
"That's something Michael and I have talked about a lot - allowing our kids to be their own people.
"It's such an intense thing for kids coming into the world.
"And they're told how to think and what to believe in and how to eat... I just kind of want to let my kids find out who they are."
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She also said that a "full life" in the not-too-distant future will involve "me and Michael and our kids", according to the magazine.
She added: "It's funny; sometimes I worry people will say I'm boring these days, but honestly, thank God I'm boring.
"Thank God! Because I was living on the edge.
"I don't know what was going to happen to me living that way.
"So, the fact that I have these answers, on the one hand, I'm like: 'Oh man, snooze fest!'
"But actually, I'm so grateful. Because I found a sense of happiness and joy that is true to me."
On Monday, Lady Gaga announced that her forthcoming studio album, Mayhem, will be released on Friday 7 March.
The March issue of Elle UK is on sale from Thursday 6 February.
Source: Press Association
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