American pop singer Lady Gaga covers the fashion magazine Flare – December 2009 issue. GaGa spoke to Flare about the Monster Ball tour and fashion… Click more for interview highlights!

Training for the Monster Ball:
“I’ve been training for two hours a day to get ready for this. I sing on the treadmill! I do cardio and weights on top of my rehearsals. I want to get my whole body in prime condition so I can carry the show.”

On what the world of la mode did for her:
“Fashion saved my life. It was complete liberation… it made me feel powerful, ambitious and much more resilient.”

On her version of beauty:
“We all need an image that screams, ‘I’m an individual!’ I think Jennifer Aniston is beautiful — she’s gorgeous — but I prefer to look interesting rather than pretty.”