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Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): Lady Gaga may have scaled heights in her career, but a new unauthorized biography has revealed that her journey to success was full of food, weight, psychological issues.

In the book, titled ‘Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga’, which comes out September 14, author Maureen Callahan discloses that Lady Gaga’s breathless journey to the top was not a smooth trajectory.

Gaga, one of the world’s most image-conscious pop stars, has weathered her share of weight, food and psychological issues, revealed the book.

“We haven’t seen a character like this since Madonna and Prince, and Gaga has done [her career] so much faster and exploded in a bigger way,” ABC News quoted Callahan, a reporter at the New York Post, as saying.

While the author has never interviewed Lady Gaga, she claims that it was the singer’s uniqueness that drew her to her subject.

Callahan calls her “quick-witted, defiant and funny” and is impressed with the fact that she has not made many career missteps.

“The book shows Lady Gaga is more different than you ever thought. To me, she’s one of the biggest contradictions, ever,” she said.

Callahan said Lady Gaga’s poor eating habits seem to have begun when she signed with Rob Fusari, her first producer.

“It was made clear to her by her people that she needed to have a certain look,” said Callahan.

According to a source, the artist often fumed while seeking a record deal because people weren’t looking at her.

Callahan said that the game changer was when Lady Gaga began doing photo shoots. A month before a key shoot, she dropped 20 pounds.

“All pop stars get this pressure put on them,” said Callahan. (ANI)