September 16, 2011 - 3:38pm
Lady Gaga hasn't always been the center of a media firestorm. Before she was Mother Monster, Gaga — real name Stefani Germanotta — she was just an aspiring artist trying to make it. And she knew where to go for rockstar tattoos — Kat Von D. A video has surfaced of the tattoo maven giving Gaga some fresh ink before she was famous!
In 2008, before the release of her debut album, Gaga went to L.A. to get a tattoo from Kat.
She wore a blonde wing and electric blue spandex for the occasion, and chatted with Kat about her career.
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