Rebecca Black on the 'Crushing' Feeling of Being Teased by Celebs After 'Friday' Music Video — and Lady Gaga's Kind Words

Rebecca Black is getting candid about her sudden rise to fame in 2011.

The singer-songwriter became a household name overnight with the release of her catchy song Friday. But with the fame came some mean comments, she said on the Jan. 14 episode of Mythical Kitchen — and sometimes even hate from artists she admired.

The host, Mythical Chef Josh, recalled one of Lady Gaga's interviews in 2011, in which she praised Black as a "genius," he said. At that time, the pop star's words meant more than Black could describe.

"It was so special and it's only meant more to me, I think, as I've kind of gone throughout my career and have tried to navigate this entire process," the 27-year-old said.

That era for her, in general, was a wild time. At 13 years old, Black adored Lady Gaga, as well as Katy Perry and Justin Bieber — whom she had cardboard cutouts of in her bedroom, she shared.

Her release of "Friday" and its accompanying viral video drastically changed how she viewed stars like them, she said.

"It was such crazy experience to go from, like, living in my bedroom and all of these people being so far away to, all of a sudden like, them mentioning your name somewhere or just acknowledging that you exist," she recalled.

"And a lot of those experiences were people who were obviously, like, poking fun and laughing," she added. "That can be like, slightly crushing as a kid."

Perry famously invited her to cameo in her 2011 music video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," while some took a 2011 tweet from Bieber to be a jab at Black.

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Not only did she have to reconcile the negative comments, Black said, but she also had to come to terms with the simpler fact that celebrities she looked up to suddenly knew who she was.

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Her experience interacting with famous people and fame at a young age — coupled with the current culture in which stars can wield great influence over their fans — gave Black a good understanding of how to handle fame as an adult.

"You do kind of lead the way a little bit, of like guiding the messaging," she said. "And ever since then, so many Gaga fans and Katy fans have always been just so kind to me."

Black's new album, Salvation, is due out on Feb. 27.

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