“My record is going to eat America.”

The record in question is called The Fame. It is by a young lady who goes by Lady GaGa. This is what Lady GaGa said about her record. In a few months, her prophecy will hopefully be fulfilled.

Born Stefani Germanotta, Lady GaGa was basically born and raised a child of the New York club scene.

Having attended Convent of the Sacred Heart prior to spending a year at New York University before dropping out, GaGa, 22, made a beeline for the dancefloors.

“I’ve played every venue in the city,” GaGa said. “I laid a lot of groundwork that you’d point at an indie rock band. It takes balls to play pop records in a punk club.”

However, GaGa quickly found that the dive bars and clubs of the Big Apple weren’t automatically willing to pass the mic to a “chick trying to play pop records.

“It was like, why won’t you [expletive] book me? What’s not rock and roll about this?”

Conventional rock and roll she may not be, but GaGa’s stamp of authenticity is what set her apart from the other pop divas of the world.

“I build the stage technology; I art direct all the videos,” she said. “The label trusts me. They know that’s why they signed me.”

“I played Lollapalooza when I was a nobody,” she said of her set at the 2007 festival. “They embraced me because I was a club whore.”

After signing her deal, GaGa went on to write for various Interscope artists, including the Pussycat Dolls. Once she “proved herself,” it was time to take control.

“I wanted to make a dramatic, theatrical pop record,” she said of her album The Fame. “But there is a lot more to it than selling records. This is about being an important figure in pop culture.”

Globally, she is well on her way. Her debut single “Just Dance,” featuring Colby O’Donis, has already hit No. 1 in Australia and Canada.

In America, it has been a different story. While the single has burned up the dance charts, it has still yet to make a large impact on mainstream radio, and GaGa says she’s not a dance artist.

“Don’t tell me this is a dance record,” she said. “Play it next to someone like Bob Sinclar and it just doesn’t match.”

A self-described “avant-garde pop artist” living in an era when teenage girls spend their time debating whether they like Joe Jonas’ hair curly or flat-ironed can be frustrating, but GaGa remains positive about the current pop landscape.

“I feel two ways about it,” she said. “When Britney came out, it was something provocative, and this is not quite as provocative.

“However, I was on TRL with the Jonas Brothers and there were thousands of girls outside with ‘Jonas’ written on their foreheads, blocking traffic, screaming and crying.”

Is GaGa not at all concerned for the young pop-consumers who are being shanghaied into buying Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus albums?

“Everyone focuses on cool and that makes it not cool,” she said. “You can’t deny the power of 8,000 screaming girls in an era where we can’t sell records.”

For the sake and dignity of pop music, we can only hope The Fame gobbles up every last bit of America when it is released on Oct. 28.

“I’m not going anywhere,” GaGa assures. “What’s going to happen is I’m going to piss enough people off that they’ll start playing me.”