Lady Gaga has admitted that she takes the drug cannabis while writing music.

The singer revealed details about her song writing process during an interview on 60 Minutes, but discouraged her young fans from following her example.

"I still smoke a lot of pot when I write music," she told Anderson Cooper. "So I'm not gonna, like, sugar coat it for 60 Minutes that I'm some, like, sober human being, 'cause I'm not."

But she added: "I don't want to encourage kids to do drugs."

Lady Gaga went on to stress that she was honest with her fans compared to many of her music peers.

"When you asked me about the sociology of fame and what artists do wrong - what artists do wrong is they lie," she said. “And I don't lie. I'm not a liar.

“I built good will with my fans. They know who I am. And I'm just like them in so many ways."

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga is due to release her new album 'Born This Way' in May.

(by Jason Gregory)