Ke$ha is interviewed in the new issue of Rolling Stone, and I’m beginning to revise my opinion of her after reading it. Sure, I still think she’s a Drunk Child, and sure, I still think she needs to go back to school or whatever and stop trying to pretend like she’s the most innovative artist ever. But… she does have a story, and an interesting point of view. Eh. I’m not saying I like her, just that I don’t hate her near as much.

The biggest story coming out of this interview is probably about Ke$ha’s parentage. According to her, she has no idea who her dad is, and she never had a clue: “’My mom was involved in astrology and wanted me to be a Pisces, and she went through the necessary ways of having a child. And she didn’t want a man telling her what and what not to do. I always kind of wondered – my mom talked about guys named Pat the Rat, or this guy Bob, or John. She just wanted a baby. It’s an interesting topic of conversation to other people more so than it is to myself. I don’t obsess about it. Maybe I’m in denial. Maybe I need a therapist. But I had a very complete childhood. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything.” Well… that’s an interesting story, it really is. It makes me… like her a little. Damn it!

Here’s more from the interview. I’m just going to do her quotes, so this is like the Jefferson Bible of Kesha:

“I’ve kissed girls before. But my preference is a wiener.”

“I’ve had a few drinks in my life – I think the cat’s out of the bag on that one.”

“I need to go on a walk every day, like a dog.”

“I’m pretty sure in my past life I was a dude, because I talk like a dude and act like a dude… my mom always taught me to be tough.”

“I like to go to the jungle at least once a year, get away from human beings and not use my people voice, just my animal voice. I know it sounds crazy, but I like connecting with the Earth on a real level.”

“[My mom] is the original badass.”

“I met [Ringo] at the Grammys, and he congratulated me on my album! I threw up in my mouth a little bit. I said, ‘Congratulations on being a f-ckin’ Beatle!’”

“I got a call from this guy saying, ‘Hey I think I’m your birth father.’ I said, ‘Mom is this legit?’ and she said, ‘Maybe.’ You know how I knew [he and I] weren’t related? You know those video game chairs like the guy has in 40 Year Old Virgin? He so had one of those. I was like, ‘There is no way that half my DNA is made up of a guy who has a video-game chair and plays in it all the time. [I didn’t get the DNA test], I operate on instinct.”

“My last boyfriend smashed my heart into a million billion pieces. I’ve had no father figure and I had finally trusted a man. If I were to get involved with another guy, he’d have to be pretty much be the Second Coming.”

[From Rolling Stone, print edition]

She’s kind of interesting, isn’t she? Not in the way she thinks she is, of course. She thinks she’s a genius, and the most hardcore thing around. She’s neither, but I do applaud her for not being the little pretty princess-gumdrop-accessible pop star. She’s not Britney, she’s not Avril, she’s not Gaga, but she might not be a flash in the pain either.

Finally, I know everyone has been trying to erase her horrible, laser-filled, fake Native American Saturday Night Live performance out of their heads, but Kesha did address us, the haters in the cheap seats: “I was happy with the way it turned out. F-ck cynicism. F-ck the cynics. They can say whatever they want, because I’ll be the one in the corner with my laser gloves having a dance party.” Well, that’s actually a pretty healthy attitude to have, Kesha. Bless your lasers.

Header and last photos – Kesha on February 16 & 22, 2010 in London. Credit: WENN.