Tuning in for some face time with Lady Gaga

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When I was 23, I had a little Rainer Maria Rilke on my bookshelf. Lady Gaga has a little on her arm.

Different strokes, right?

The flamboyant pop singer made a rare bare appearance (i.e., sans hat, shades, mask) on a German talk show recently, providing lots of full-frontal face for curious fans.

The no-doubt weighty content included discussion of her Rilke tattoo, which is a topic worth addressing often.

Not that she never goes out with her face showing -- it’s just not her usual M.O.

More Lady Gaga pics (masked and otherwise) after the jump.

-- Christie D’Zurilla

Photo credits, from top: Axel Heimken / Reuters; Miguel Villagran / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images; Michael Loccisano / Getty Images; Christopher Polk/ Getty Images.

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