“I remembered that the last time I’d been there, I was with Tony [Bennett].

Tony would’ve just said, don’t be nervous.

Or, if you are nervous, it’s because you care.”

SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT - Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Lady Gaga, Andy Samberg perform

Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Lady Gaga, Andy Samberg perform ‘Dick in a Box’ at ‘SNL50’ concert.Ralph Bavaro/Peacock via Getty

I was walking through the theater.

I remembered that the last time I’d been there,I was with Tony [Bennett].

And I do care."

Lady Gaga performs at the SNL50: Homecoming Concert

Lady Gaga performs at the ‘SNL50: Homecoming Concert’.Theo Wargo/Peacock via Getty

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“I couldn’t figure out exactly what I wanted to say on stage.

I love them so much.

It’s a huge deal,” Gaga explained.

So happy, so elated, I couldn’t be more proud.

It was the thing I wanted to do the most to promote my record and make people happy."

1 on theBillboardHot 100 which, at the time, was her first No.

1 single since 2011’s “Born This Way.”

But this is who I am."

Watch EW’s interview with Gaga in the video at the top of this post.