United Kingdom, Feb. 3 -- Lady Gaga gets so "vulnerable" on her upcoming album 'Mayhem' that just speaking about it makes her want to "cry".

The 38-year-old pop superstar explained that she goes to a "very unsettling place" at the start of the deeply personal record, which makes it difficult to revisit in interviews.

Getting emotional, Gaga told ELLE in a new interview about her latest single, 'Abracadabra': "I'm trying not to cry talking to you because whenever I talk about my music, I want to cry. I'm definitely an overly raw person. Music strikes for me a chord that is deep in my body. And I think for some people, my music might do that for them too. Music brings us alive in a new way.

"My favourite thing about music is that a room ...