I already covered Katy Perry’s Rolling Stone cover story where she denied a role in cultural appropriation by asking, “Can’t you appreciate a culture?” That was the highlight of the interview, but Rolling Stone has released some new “outtake” quotes that didn’t make their print edition. Katy already shaded ex-hubby Russell Brand in the print interview. She disses more in these quotes. The weird thing is that Katy refuses to talk about her failed romance with John Mayer. Did Katy and John came to an agreement during their relationship? Neither one of them has spoken about the other. I guess this means John won’t be smearing Katy in his Broadway musical.
Katy’s focus in these interview outtakes is to criticize fame. In 2012, Katy told Teen Vogue that fame is “a disgusting by-product of what I do.” She repeats herself here and tosses in shade against reality stars. Maybe? I think that’s what she’s talking about. Katy often speaks in ice cream riddles that make no sense. The bottom line? Katy is all about her music:
She won’t talk about John Mayer: “I don’t want to be rude to him and or what that was, because it always comes to bite me in the ass and I don’t want to do that anymore.”
She will talk about her divorce from Rusty: “Now I know — first and foremost, self-love, and then give love away. Back then it was mostly just me giving love away with no self-love. I went through my ‘return of Saturn,’ is what they call it. It’s this kind of astrological thing they talk about, when the planet Saturn comes to teach you lessons, and either you reject them or accept them. And I accepted those lessons that I needed to learn. And if you reject them, it’s your midlife crisis that comes around at 50.”
On her super-made-up signature look: “Just someone decided to pay for hair and makeup. That’s all. I was like, ‘This is cool. My eyes look even more anime now.”
On dating non-famous dudes: “I’ve done that before. It’s not that they have to be famous, although there’s a level of understanding when they’re in the same business, you know? They understand what it means when you’re tired from a show or the tour’s exhausting you or if an interview went wrong — they know all the ins and outs, so you can just walk in to the house with a certain face and they understand, you know? Rather than, like, having to explain everything and that takes two, three hours.”
She dislikes fame: “I never wanted to be famous. That’s a byproduct of what I do. Fame is truly a byproduct of the dream that I had. People want to be recognized for their work, but nobody wants to be famous for nothing. Fame is, I think, disgusting. And it’s really hard to separate your public life from your personal life. Useless fame is disgusting. I think if you’ve got a talent or something to offer, a creative thing to offer to the world, then I think that’s beautiful. But that famous for nothing thing is kind of gross. It’s a bummer. And, you know, I only ever just wanted to make music and be on stage and play.”
She wants to be big at Madonna’s age: “Yeah, for sure. In a different way, maybe. I mean, she does what she does, great. I’m probably going to do it differently. Like, I want to have an acoustic record by then. But I can only be 29 now.”
She digs museums: “When we’re on the road, not only do we go to theme parks, we go to museums. Because the best thing now that I’ve realized is instead of trading my status for, like, bottles at clubs, I can trade my status for incredibly curated tours at museums. Like, by the people that installed the whole thing. eAnd it makes for really good Instagram pictures, too. Kids, museums have lots of artifacts in them that look funny, so go to them and get your best Instagram update.”
What if her next record flops? “I’m not gonna give any energy to those words! But listen, if it’s a true expression of myself, then it will be necessary for me to put it out there. At least I’m staying true to myself and my music.”
[From Rolling Stone]
Katy also discussed her passion for transcendental meditation. That’s the one thing she gained from her marriage to Rusty Brand. She’s covered the same topic in several interviews, and I’m still not convinced that Katy knows what she’s talking about.
I shake my head at Katy’s claims of disliking fame so much. She’s the one who sang “I Kissed a Girl” as her breakout tune. There’s no way that move wasn’t about becoming famous really fast. I will admit that Katy fills a niche. She makes music for tweens and does it well, but girlfriend wasn’t all about the music from the very beginning. It’s also bizarre that Katy writes off non-famous guys because it would take a few hours to acclimate them. Huh.
Here’s some new photos from Katy’s Instagram page. Her tour paused in Boston, and she stopped by the Salem Witch Museum. People says that Katy took time to participate in a witchcraft ritual of “love magic.” Katy thinks the spell will bring her some non-douchey dating material.
Here are some photos of Katy at a Boston Dunkin Donuts. There’s a guy who looks like BJ Novak, but I doubt it’s him.
Photos courtesy of Katy Perry on Instagram, Rolling Stone, Fame/Flynet & WENN
I actually think it’s fair what she says about fame. Especially about being famous for something useless. We should have more actually talented famous people that would actually inspire people, rather than make them want to make a sex tape.
I so agree with you and what she says. Now if the media would hear that and certain talk show hosts would hear that, maybe just maybe we would be rid of those who are famous but have zero talent.
I agree too. However, I don’t appreciate her thinking it would take hours to explain to a peasant that their work can be exhausting. Apparently only famous people can have tiring jobs, or bad days at work.
It’s a nonsense what she’s saying about non famous guys. There are thousands of non famous guys working in the industry with an excellent understanding why she would be tired or exhausted, etc. because they would also be tired and exhausted of working on her product. It’s just a stupid excuse but it shows she is totally ignorant of all those people who are part of the same industry, do her stage, lighting, tour management, studio work and are not famous but are still well educated on the whole thing.
I get what she’s saying, but she’s just the wrong mouthpiece. She’s most certainly an attention seeker. She’s not “all about the music.” As pointed out in the article, if your first song is “I Kissed a Girl” then you’re looking for fame. All of her silly outfits on tour and at awards shows… attention-seeking. Attention brings more fame, which brings more money.
Exactly. It’s amazing how much self-awareness she lacks.
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I can’t disagree with you….
Although to be fair she did struggle a lot before actually becoming famous. It wasn’t as sudden as Rihanna (for example).
Plus no matter how bubblegum-production she is, she does have a very strong voice.
I also think it’s difficult for musicians in general, because any kind of success will bring fame, one way or another… but then it’s your choice as to how much you put yourself out there or not.
Meh, I’m not a huge Katy Perry fan or anything *shrug* she’s aight.
Val, Katy Perry? Strong voice? Does not compute…. the tone, timber, pitch, range… its all quite subpar if not downright bad especially without playback and studio magic :]
I agree. If it was just about people being famous for talent, then Katy would not be famous. She has a terrible voice.
She’s so ordinary looking without makeup. And I think she wanted to mention the Kardashians but I don’t think she’s that much higher above them in terms of famous-for-talent value. Her voice is very forced and not good at all.
I don’t even know which one is her in those candid shots with other people! Wow.
ITA! I had to look for a minute to see her. I actually think she looks like a regular person here! As for what she does..I guess she puts on a show of some sort, but tbh, she sucks at singing.
She has a nice singing voice when she isn’t putting force behind it (like in her earlier songs) but now she just shrieks all the time and it is unpleasant.
Katie is famous for wearing giant stuffed candies on her chest and lulu. As far as I’m concerned she’s as famous for nothing as the Kardashians (famous for sex tapes and asses), Tan Mom (famous for being ridiculous) and Honey Bobo (famous for being a redneck child). Katie is just as absurd.
You’re absolutely right!
OMG…her voice is horrible. That Firework song sucks ass so bad. She’s basically screaming thru the whole thing. Plus, the lyrics are just…not good. My 12 year old could have written a better song. Tell, me..do you ever feel like a plastic bag floating thru the wind??? 0.o
I will say that there’s always ONE autotuned, super catchy song that sticks, like ET or Dark horse. But other than that….
I’m kinda over her talking about Rusty. She seems to shade the hell outta him and place a lot of blame in his direction. But from his side, he seems to have a pretty reasonable approach to what went wrong. Not sayin he was an angel, but a failed relationship usually has fault on both sides, whether you want to admit it or not. I remember reading a few things on here that made me like him more and throw a side eye in her direction.
So the lady who shot whipped cream out of her mammories and wore a block of cheese on her head to award show never wanted to be famous and wants to be recognized for her work? Okay.
I guess she had no say in doing the interview or being on the cover.
Thank you! She’s always been a huge attention whore. But no, she has no interest in fame. I’m surprised she can sit down with her pants being on fire.
Exactly. You became Katy Perry because being Kathryn Hudson wasn’t getting you any where in the fame game.
She’s ridiculous. Without the fame there wouldn’t be ANY type of fans (the ones who completely worship celebrities), wealth or recognition on a grand scale. I can’t stand this vapid douce. She loves the attention a celebrity-centered culture gives her!
So she doesn’t want to be rude to John Mayer but she totally trashed Russell every time she got an opportunity. RME
However I agree with her on the grossness of being famous for nothing or because you’ve performed the reverse cowboy on some famous rapper’s thingie. 🙂
I love when (some) celebs are all, “I could never explain the trials of my life to a non-celeb.” *cue Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen*
Please. Celebrities are hardly the only people in the world who work hard, have special projects or wealth.
I think the reality is more that celebs want to act like entitled divas without having to explain their awfulness to laypeople.
Agreed.
Woe is me, who has so much opportunity, and wealth, and assets. I find her to be such a giant twit. And then I have the fiance coming home singing Katy Perry because it gets stuck in his head when he’s working at whatever plumbing job and they have the local radio station playing. If I have to hear “Time to bring out the BIG BALLOONS” one more time, I’m going to cry.
Is she trying to be edgy now? She looks like a sullen teen in the photos.
She looks like a mix between one of the younger karsashian girls (can’t remember which one) and Oscar the grouch. I’ve disliked her for a long time but this interview takes the cake. ‘Museums are great for selfies. And I’m so famous and special I get specialized tour guides to tell me which displays make the best selfies!’ Ugh.
Meaghan, that’s a pretty dead-on comparison!
The museum crap is just another example of what a pain in the ass she is.
but other succesful people dont have a group of screaming teen girls following them around. i think it is very different. watch some red carpet videos. the pictures all look nice and glamour, but there is so much frantic yelling, i would go nuts.
So having screaming fans is a terrible thing for a celebrity to deal with?????? Hmmmmm, then maybe avoid red carpets, write and produce music and do things creatively behind the scenes that avoid those horrible, adoring fans that pay these celebrities way in life. Without those adoring screaming teens, this woman would have nothing. They are the ones that put $ in her bank account and afford her a lifestyle of privilege buying her CD’s and going to her concerts, buying her products.
I personally think having to endure some screaming fans on red carpets or at concerts is a pretty small price to pay for her way of life.
Not attacking you in case it seems like that. My comment is based on Perry hating fame when we know she doesn’t at all.
If she ever showed up on the red carpet and there were no screaming fans she would feel like her life was over, trust me.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
So a non famous person could never understand to come home after a long day of work and feel tired? Or how it feels like to have a bad day at work? Or what its like to work your ass off, pay your bills, care for your family and friends? No, of course not, because all non famous people ever do is to have easy breezy jobs that pay soo well and then sit around and complain how hard it is.. It´s so good that we have celebrities like Katy Perry and others who take on the hard task to lecture us non famous people about the hardships of life, being famous and insanely rich.
don’t forget they also tell us how to eat and raise our kids.
🙂
I can’t believe the interviewer didn’t fall down laughing when she claimed to hate fame.
Says the 29 year old pop singer desperately trying to hang on to her teen fan base. Keep blowing smoke, Katy.
She’s got a hell of a lot of nerve seeing as how her “talent” is marginal at best. Just because she helps write the songs doesn’t make them any good.
This^^^.
I agree about her so called ‘talent’. It’s questionable, at best.
People who are “all about the music” and find fame a “disgusting by-product” tend not to wear over-the-top outfits on stage. That actually has the effect of drowning out and distracting from the musical talent. Some people – like Miley Cyrus – deliberately use such gimmicks as crutches to distract people from noticing that their talent is mediocre at best. Then there’s Lady Gaga who does, in fact, have talent (though not nearly as much as her over-inflated ego thinks) and so such gimmickry causes her to be dismissed and not taken seriously by people who would otherwise find her talented without all the crazy window dressing. What’s worse is that Katy Perry seems to take no responsibility for it – “someone decided to pay for hair and makeup” – as if she had no say in it. I really, really hate it when famous people – be it Katy Perry, Lady Gaga or Kanye West – doth protest so much that they’re genuine “artistes” while parading around like court jesters.
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WORD!
Don’t put all people with weird styles in the same sack. Bjork’s wardrobe on stage most of the time is far from conventional but I dare you to call her an attention seeker and an untalented artist.
I hate how Lady Gaga and all of these pop stars have tarnished visual performances in musical concerts. There was a time where people used very extravagant clothing and images as ACCESORIES to their music and it was fantastic. Nowadays their shows are all about how weird they are and people get the impression whenever an artist uses those kind of visuals they are seeking attention and it pisses me off.
You ARE famous for something useless. Your music is instant, short term gratification. Fine in its own way but in no way vital or necessary. If it wasn’t you it would be someone else and will be soon enough.
Nor is it some deep expression from her soul, explaining her angst. It is just song junk food.
Blah! Blah! Blah!
Exactly. I perked up when she said she goes to museums while on the road, the she ruined it by saying it makes for great Instagram photos. Blah, blah, blah, poor me, blah, blah blah.
I am still trying to parse how “incredibly curated” a tour can be – even by, you know, the “people who made installed the whole thing.”
I’m really hoping it was a tongue-in-cheek remark for the Teen Vogue audience to get teens into the museums. You know, get them come for Instagram opportunities (because much of teen life doesn’t happen if it’s not documented on social media) but once you get them there, they actually can learn something. Because I would hate to think she’s squandering the opportunities she has. I’m getting my 3 years in Europe with my kids and I’m taking them to museums all the time. If I was in Katy Perry’s position and could go on off-hours or have private tours–man, I’d abuse the heck out of the opportunity!
Right. She feigns contempt for unsubstantiated fame, yet lamely uses her own as a mouthpiece telling kids to use museum exhibits as a backdrop for selfies! Gaaaahhhhhhh!
She gets it right though that being famous for nothing is gross. Woody Allen’s depiction of unsubstantiated fame in To Rome With Love is interesting, too.
She comes across as REALLY STUPID. How did Russell ever get mixed up with her? He’s so smart!
I’m curious about her religious upbringing and how she feels about all that stuff now. Does she ever discuss that? What do her parents think of her?
I have read some of his interviews and opinion pieces and Russell Brand is articulate and thought provoking. Haven’t read his books. As for his marriage to Katy Perry I can see him realizing over time that he needed something more substantial than the things they did share. They did seem to have fun but I do wonder what some of their conversations were like as time wore on.
The sex must have been amazing.
Because yeah, this girl is DUMB as a box of hair.
I find her so boring.
B*tch please. I was babysitting my nieces one day and one was watching a Katy Perry documentary (I think that’s what it was) in the background, and they had some old footage of Katy saying “I just really want to be famous. That’s all I’ve wanted since I was a little girl.” But now she hates fame? Whatever she’s known for, it sure isn’t her vocal skills. Even the little singing I was forced to hear in that documentary, which I assume her people produced and therefore controlled, was horrible – like cats being strangled.
And she likes going to museums because they make for good Instagram pictures? Ooookkkkaay . . .
If that isn’t B.J. Novak, it’s his doppelganger.
It is B.J. He’s brother Lev is dating the girl sat next to B. J who is BFFs with Katy
It might be BJ I have heard insider stuff that they run in the same circles. I think they are linked via Zooey’s BFF, Sofia, who is CEO HelloGiggles- their joint online site.
Sofia is dating Lev, B. J’s brother
That has to be him. It would make some sense.
I honestly cannot stand Katy Perry at all. I find her to be a talentless moron. Without autotuned she would be worse than Britney Spears vocally. I heard her sing live on some morning show once and she was so flat and off key it was scary.
I am always amused when celebrities go out of their way to mention how they “go to museums” all the time, etc. It is the go to statement of those who are desperate to sound cultured and educated. Just like when Bieber went to the Anne Frank museum and had no idea who she was.
If there is any fairness in this world Katy Perry will NOT last career wise as long as Madonna. The thought of her music polluting the airwaves that long is frightening.
She really has a hard on for her ex. I would think all her T.M and peace, love and granola shtick would prevent her from being such a petty b*tch.
Yeah, not a fan at all.
WORD. As if she’d still be famous at 53 like Madonna. C’mon now.
Yes, it is as though blogs have become the counter culture – where all the idiocy and crap of today’s junk celebrity culture – KP being it’s avatar – is combatted. she is just an idiot, and an insult to strong, intelligent women – hell, people — everywhere.
My house cat has more self-awareness than this dunce.
This is the moron that Natalie Morales on the Today show awhile called “amazing”; says a lot about the bimbos they hire for morning “news” shows.
“My house cat has more self-awareness than this dunce.”
LOL!
I should stop reading Katy’s interviews because I find her even more annoying than usual when I read her actual quotes. She comes off as a total airhead trying to sound cerebral.
“I never wanted to be famous”
AS IF!
LOL an acoustic record Katy? Might wanna learn to sing by then! What would she do without all the sh*t to deflect from her lack of talent????
I can’t believe she’s almost 30. She sounds so immature. If I didn’t know better I would think I was reading a Miley Cyrus interview,
Totally agree that I Kissed A Girl was her bid for fame. Before that she was just kind of meh in the Christian alternative/rock genre, no?
Why does she continue to talk about Russell Brand? Seriously, why?
Good question!
I don’t know, Matt Damon seems to be making his marriage to a normal work just fine. Ditto for Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Meryl Streep. And what about famous people who marry non-famous people who work in their industry? Christian Bale, for example, marrying a makeup artist, or Cate Blanchett and her theater-director husband, or RDJ marrying a producer. That way they’re with someone who understands their lifestyle but are not themselves competing for the spotlight. It seems very workable, Katy. Seems like a lot of people have actually figured this out already.
Jimmy Kimmel’s girlfriend/now wife is the co-head writer for his TV show. They work together day in and day out. So they probably talk shop every night. She feels his pressure to make the show succeed and is part of that. I don’t know. I don’t think Katy is meaning to exclude people in the business like that and only including famous singers or actors who could only get her .
Acoustic album? Honey, no. It’s like the Spice Girls going acoustic.
Well, she kind of already did a stripped down version of her music. Her unplugged concert and live EP album that was released from it. I actually think Katy is better stripped down muscially than her big pop music. At least, she is more settled and can sing it live without moving around trying to be a pop star when she can’t seem to pull off a good vocal then. She’s a surprisingly decent singer when she’s just standing at a mic.
Katy – 2009 – MTV Unplugged
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8skxaLOzMo
All I heard was her grating voice throughout reading-it was agonizing
Funny, that “famous for nothing thing is kind of gross” is EXACTLY how I feel about Katy Perry.
I can’t stand this broad, she is so full of shit. she made it to fame by doing a song about kissing a girl but she’s not bisexual. then she wears sexualized costumes while singing kid songs. all the while, claiming to be a Christian. I will never forget the morning show she did wearing an outfit, squirting stuff out of her breasts. She’s 30 ffs and talks, dresses and acts like teen girl. she acts like she’s a strong liberated woman but if she was, she wouldn’t have to dress/act sexy to get men’s attention. when you’re secure in yourself, you don’t have to prove how sexy you are, you just are! and she’s immature as well! bad example all around for young girls.
Great point! I’m with you on this.
thanks!
She lost me when she started talking about Saturn’s lessons. If her music is any indication, Saturn is a tacky ass planet made up from the most nauseating cheese you could find.
I more than ever think she needs a publicist or someone that is capable of explaining to her how to communicate properly. I do think she has valid points about people being famous for doing nothing. But I also accept there is a “Behind The Scenes” if you will of those people by being or surrounding themselves with people that are business savvy … hence their “fame.”
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I was shown yesterday the video of the baby listening to her Dark Horse song .., even if I would have liked the baby to listen to something else, I still thought it was cute.
I wish she would have mentioned the kardashian’s!! Because at least Katy does something! Those girls literally walk around with 17 pounds of make up going no where!
So she was a Christian singer until she wasn’t…..
And she did it for fame and money?
I call untruth here.
It’s amazing how ‘celebrities’ live in another world ( maybe galaxy) !!
But I was thinking that maybe this culture of celebrity where we live has part of responsability.
During the last Sand Diego Comic-con, many fans of some actor posted in his facebook phrases like these:
1) ” It’s a hard job but you need to do it”.
2) ” You’re lovely. Taking a plane just to join the panel of …. ( name of the movie where the actor worked).”
Let´s see: the guy spent three days in a very good hotel, with all expenses paid, partying a lot, taking selfies, signing autographs, partying a little bit more, having his ego remarkably increase with those screaming fans and people still writing like if he was having a tough time !!
Can you understand what I am saying? These people probably work, study, struggle to pay their bills, but put them on a pedestal ( where they begin to believe that they belong ).
Crazy, isn’t it??
What I don’t get when celebrities say crap like this, is that if you don’t want to be famous, don’t be. Plenty of people make music their career just by gigging pubs and clubs. You don’t have to take a record deal and you’d still be doing what you love. This is why I don’t understand people who go on The X Factor/The Voice etc. who say “I just want to make a living doing what I love” when they already have successful careers as wedding singers etc. Therefore they are already making a living from what they love. They should just be honest and say they want fame. It’s like you don’t have to be famous to be an actor – work off broadway, in small theatres etc – you still make a living without the fame.
A few celebs have said a variation of this quote and I love each version.
It sums up to hollywood and certain locations like restaurants are places you know paps will be at. If you want to avoid the pitfalls of that fame and exposure avoid them. And if you’re famous for talent you won’t need to go there. If you’re only famous for being famous or “nothing” you can’t avoid them because that’s all you are.
And these celebs have no issue getting work. Some have families that aren’t harrassed. Go figure. Logic wins out.
What’s an “ice cream riddle”?
You can’t be famous for nothing. Everyone who is famous is so for some reason.
Katy isn’t famous for anything lasting or that could overshadow any mistakes she may make. She hasn’t contributed to society in a positive way. She’s, at this point, famous for trashing her ex husband, ripping off hit songs, and her chest. As far as nothing goes she’s in a glass house.
Well, thank goodness Queen Perry isn’t famous for nothing…but flatten her chest and that’s another story.
Yeh! You and Robyn green hair :-/
I call BS on every celebrity who whines about being famous. There are plenty of artists, actors, musicians who do their work and live out their dreams without being tabloid fodder. You can be in “the business” without letting it invade your whole life. Yes, some of the intrusion is a by product of what they do, but there are plenty of stars who manage to keep their private life private.
On the Kardashian front, they are truly alll that is disgusting and ugly about fame and celebrity. Fame for fame’s sake is vapid and ridiculous.
That actually Is BJ Novak; they all did some classes/seminar stuff at Harvard while in Boston. I believe he was even tagged in the Insta pic.