“It’s a really beautiful kind of Zen-like feeling place.
I just went there to gather myself and I started making a record in June of last year.”
“It’s really quite brave,” says Perry of her latest work.
“Sonically, it’s fun and dance-y and dark and light.
It’s all of these things.
It definitely is a change.”
It’s also an album that reflects the changes in Perry’s own life and her maturation.
“I left my 20s and I’ve gone to my 30s,” she says.
“I’ve embraced.
I’ve healed some of my issues with my family, with my relationships.
Today I’m sober but I don’t know about tomorrow!
One day at a time, right?
[Laughs] It’s all kind of beautiful.
I built up Katy Perry and she was so fun.
“She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me.
Perry’s latest work will be the first album for either artist since the rumored feud.
Does this album have a reaction to “Bad Blood”?
KATY PERRY:Well that’s not my question to answer if it’s about me.
I think [my new album is] a very empowered record.
There is no one thing that’s calling out any one person.
It’s not about that.
Period end of story.
[Laughs] We got to keep it real, honey.
This record is not about anyone else!
This record is about me being seen and heard so that I can see and hear everyone else!
It’s not even about me!
It’s about everything that I see out there that I digest.
I think there’s a healing in it for me and vulnerability.
