Lady Gaga wells up backstage, says she feels like a loser

Lady Gaga was seen indulging in a back-stage breakdown, before going on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York as part of her Monster Ball tour.

"I still sometimes feel like a loser," she says. "It's crazy, 'cos it’s like we're at the Garden, but I still feel like a loser kid in high school," The Mirror quoted her as saying.

Wiping away tears, the singer continued, "Sometimes I still feel like people are trying to destroy me... I cannot be destroyed and I will not be destroyed. And you will never destroy the kingdom that is my fans."

"I just have to pick my s*** up. Pick myself up and tell myself I'm a superstar every morning just so I can get through this day," a deeply overwhelmed Gaga added.

A video clip showing Gaga pouring her heart out has been posted on YouTube.