Katy Perry wants to be a pop star. The 23-year-old's debut, One of The Boys, came out in June on Capitol and has quickly spawned gender-bending underground fare like "I Kissed a Girl," a song whose title, it must be said, leaves little room for interpretation.
Perez Hilton and Madonna took notice early on and championed her; the latter happens to particularly like "Ur So Gay," Perry's screed against a metrosexual ex. That one begins: "I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf," and continues on to deride the sensitive tastes of emo boys in general. "I just started to notice that my jeans were missing, then my flat iron, then my eyeliner," Perry says, laughing. "I'm not stereotyping gay people, I'm making fun of myself. I always have my sense of humor."
A middle child born to two traveling ministers, Perry grew up in Santa Barbara, California, singing gospel, and even released a Christian album in 2001. But things changed when she moved to L.A. at 17, after having managed to recruit Alanis Morissette producer Glen Ballard to help develop her talent. (Ballard's not the only reason for Perry's switch to rock: she blames the influence of Queen and the Beach Boys, too.)
The result is a big, shiny collection of mainstream hits-in-waiting -- in other words, exactly what Perry was aiming for. "There's no Joan Jett, or Cyndi Lauper, or Pat Benatar today," she says. "I'm really in that pop-rock realm. That's my lane."
I absolutely love her!
I love her music, and shes soo pretty!
I really love her song "I Kissed A Girl"!
...I also really like "Hot n' Cold" and "Ur So Gay"!
She kissed a girl, now breakout singer Katy Perry offers advice on man-juggling.
1. HAVE A BOY IN EVERY PORT
“As a sophisticated woman, you should have business in both Los Angeles and New York, and summer in Paris. You can’t just take an L.A. guy to Paris and expect him to know what the 6th arrondissement is. He would just take you directly to the Eiffel Tower with the rest of the tourists.”
2. STICK TO A TIGHT SCHEDULE
“Guys like to surprise you. Girls don’t like surprises. Which is why a precise calendar is important if you’re going to be an international player. You’ll need it color-coded. If you do get surprised, just let the other one out the back door. Always have a back door. And a laundry chute!”
3. KEEP YOUR PICS RATED P.G. “Be particular about how you pose for photos, because the suggestive ones end up being tagged on Facebook. Trouble! We live in a world where you wake up and your whole diary from last night is on the Internet. You don’t even have to be a celebrity. You are your own paparazzi!”
4. DO NOT GIVE HIM A DRESSER DRAWER “They can never leave their stuff! I was bringing back the things an old boyfriend left at my house, and I accidentally returned something that wasn’t his. He saw it, and he’s like, ‘This isn’t mine!’ And it’s like, ‘Well, it certainly could have been. I mean, you all wear Fruit of the ****ing Loom!’”
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