Nick Gaga, who performs at a monthly Gaga Ball, gets a late start on Sundays but then fills the day with wig-prepping, dance rehearsal and a little bit of “Charmed.”

While it might be hard to think that back to a time when Lady Gaga wasn’t the superstar she is today. There was a time before Mother Monster sold out shows, and on the latest ‘Hot Ones,’ she revealed the hack she used back then to get herself gigs.

Lady Gaga recalled once thinking of quitting her music career and shared her reasons for doing so. She reflected on one of the pivotal moments in her career, how being away from the family she built in her native New York almost led her to retire from music,