Katy Perry wants her fans to get to know Katheryn Hudson
KATY Perry is ready to show her fans who she really is away from her pop persona.
The 32-year-old singer has just released her new album ‘Witness’ which she claims contain some of her most honest and politically charged lyrics.
Perry — who was raised by her evangelical Christian pastor parents Maurice and Mary — wants her admirers to get to know who Katheryn Hudson really is away from the bubblegum pop of her past.
Speaking to the new issue of NME magazine, she said: “I love being Katy Perry, and I’m not saying anything about Katy Perry, but I was born Katheryn Hudson and I think people are going to start seeing more of that, because I was terrified to show that, so I built this character that’s still me, but the exaggerated version.”
Perry says artistes need to grow and since she released ‘One of the Boys’ in 2008 she has been on a musical and personal journey which is now reflected on her latest LP.
She added: “You know, you have to gracefully learn how to transition. There’s a time capsule version of me and it’s been four years. I’ve left my twenties surrendered to my thirties, learned a lot along the way, broke a couple of emotional cycles and decided that I can be more myself.”
“I know exactly when it’s appropriate to get (in) the spotlight or turn the spotlight off. Every once in a while, I’m really good at turning off my magnet and when I’m about to release a record, like, let’s go. I’m here to serve.” — BANG Showbiz