Lady Gaga has told Rolling Stone magazine how she feels 'dead' when not onstage. She said: "When I am not onstage I feel dead. Whether that is healthy or not to you, or healthy or not to anyone, or a doctor, is really of no concern to me. I don't feel alive unless I'm performing, and that's just the way I was born." The star, 25, said she can't stand the thought of not being close to her fans, known as her 'Little Monsters'. "We have this umbilical cord that I don't want to cut, ever," she told the US music magazine. Pictured: Lady Gaga Splash News and Picture Agency does not claim any Copyright or License in the attached material. Any downloading fees charged by Splash are for Splash's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any Copyright or License in the material. By publishing this material , the user expressly agrees to indemnify and to hold Splash harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action arising out of or connected in any way with user's publication of the material.