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'I'm more than a money making machine!': Lady Gaga reveals being overworked made her nearly quit music years ago as she addresses Yale students

Published: 12:17 EST, 29 October 2015 | Updated: 14:58 EST, 29 October 2015

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Lady Gaga nearly quit music because she felt like she had become a 'money making machine.'

The 29-year-old Poker Face hitmaker and American Horror Story: Hotel actress - who was speaking at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on Saturday as part of the Emotion Revolution project - admitted there was a point where she felt 'overworked' but then decided to put her happiness before her career.

The blonde singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, shared: 'I have had to make decisions. Okay, Stefani, Gaga, hybrid-person. Why are you unhappy? Why is it that you wanted to quit music years ago?'

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Telling it like it is: Lady Gaga revealed why becoming a 'money making machine' made her so unhappy she almost quit music, at an event at Yale University in Connecticut on Saturday

She added, 'I feel sad when I'm overworked, and that I just become a money making machine, and that my passion and my creativity take a back seat.

'That makes me unhappy, it feels shallow. I have a lot more to offer than my image.'

The appearance was a partnership between her own Born This Way Foundation and Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence.

Asking tough questions: The 29-year-old hitmaker and actress said she began to feel better about herself once she started saying no to to things, adding, 'Slowly but surely, I remembered who I am'

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She told the audience she changed her mind about quitting once she started saying no to things, including valuable sponsorships and long days of taking promotional photos and selfies.

The former New Yorker said: 'Slowly but surely, I remembered who I am.

'Then you go home and you look in the mirror and you're like "Yes, I can go to bed with you every night."

Coming out: Gaga, pictured with actor fiancé Taylor Kinney, 34, at the premiere of FX's American Horror Story: Hotel in LA on October 3, has been talking more about her personal struggles to help others

'Cause that person? I know that person. That person has balls. That person has integrity. That person just doesn't say yes.'

This year, Gaga, who is engaged to actor Taylor Kinney, 34, has been talking more about her personal struggles in an effort to help others.

She told Billboard earlier this month, 'I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life. I still suffer with it every single day.'