Lady Gaga is on one monster of a media blitz. Fresh off the release of her acclaimed new album, Mayhem, and hosting Saturday Night Live, the pop legend appeared on The New York Times’ podcast The Interview for a candid moment of introspection.

Lady Gaga has long been known for pulling inspiration from an eclectic mix of artists, and with seventh studio album Mayhem, she's cited Nine Inch Nails as a major influence. During a new interview on The Howard Stern Show on March 12,

Lady Gaga has joked she "blacks out" whenever she is in the presence of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor. During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday, the popstar explained that she was inspired by the rock band's 1994 album The Downward Spiral and single Closer when recording the song Disease for her new record,