Lady Gaga kept up her poker face hours before the big game — only revealing that she hopes “people get lost” in her halftime performance.
The 30-year-old pop star said she is using her moment in the spotlight to try to connect with people who may not identify themselves as fans of her music.
“I have an opportunity with this performance to show a different part of this country that those who think that they are so different from me and my fans — to see that our hearts are really the same,” she told Michael Strahan in an interview Sunday.
“It’s like the mecca for performers. We have 13 minutes with the world,” she added.
While she wouldn’t divulge any of her performance plans, she did admit that she studied every single halftime performance of the past.
When asked if she had a favorite, she chose the King of Pop’s 1993 performance.
“I love Michael Jackson. Michael just has that infectious ability to put you in the mindset that you feel like you’re him. You’re at the Super Bowl,” she said.
She also stayed mum on whether she would use the stage to discuss the tumultuous political climate in the US.
“I’m extremely inspired,” Lady Gaga coyly said.
And she’s been relying on her years performing at dive bars when she was only known as Stefani Germanotta to help her prep for the show.
“When you play a dive bar, my philosophy has always been that you should play it like it’s The Garden,” she said. “So now, I’m going to play it like it’s a dive bar. I’m going to do it my way.”
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