According to the Rolling Stone that Bruce Springsteen tells, "They (Gaga's aides) said to me, 'Lady Gaga wants you to play on her album.' This is on a Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. I said, 'When do you want me to do it? I'm free Monday or Tuesday.' "They go, 'No, she needs you right now in New York City'."
He gave up everything and heading for the airport: "I almost got a ticket I drove so fast." He arrived at her studio around midnight. "She came running down the hall," he says. "She was like, 'Big Man!'"
He wound up performing sax on her upcoming song Hair. And he's glad he made the trip. "It was wild. I was so excited. I'm a Gaga-ite."