“I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides,” says Katy Perry. “The whole angst thing is cool, but if that’s all you’ve got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it’s happy or sad, has a sense of humour to it. Someone told me the other day that I’m a bit like Lucille Ball. They said, ‘You look pretty put together on the outside, but inside there’s just something a bit wrong.’”
Comparisons to Lucille Ball only tell half the story. Now if Lucille Ball had a secret love child with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, it would look, sound, and behave like Katy Perry.
The L.A-based singer-songwriter’s sassy confidence and feisty confessional songs have already had fans (including the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna) and savvy media singing her praises. The harbinger of ‘what’s hot’, celeb blogger Perez Hilton, wrote of Perry on his website: “If Avril Lavigne were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, she’d be Katy Perry. She’s got the whole package!”
“I don’t care who I’m compared to as long as people listen to the music,” Perry says. “Usually I find it funny to say I’m like a skinnier version of Lily Allen and a fatter version of Amy Winehouse. It always renders a good chuckle.”. It’s that sort of cheeky comment that encapsulates Perry’s irrepressible sense of humour,
Katy's debut single, 'Kissed a Girl', released 5 weeks ago in the US but has crossed over so quickly that it is currently No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts, just behind Coldplay. And her radio airplay is still climbing. It has sold over 750,000 units to date.
The sexy, eye-popping video for “I Kissed A Girl”, shot by Kinga Burza premiered on MySpace last month and racked up more than 2 million views within two weeks. Her MySpace page is the 3rd most visited site after Lil Wayne and Rhianna. She has had over 7.6 million plays on her MySpace profile page alone!
“I Kissed a Girl,” which was produced by in-demand hitmaker Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), is the lead-off single from Katy’s debut album, One of the Boys, which will be released by Virgin Records on Sept 15th. A witty, pop-rock gem that showcases Katy's sharp, candid lyrics, big voice, and feistyswagger, as well as her appealing vulnerability.
The 23-year-old Santa Barbara, CA, native has just joined the Vans Warped Tour, appearing on the Hurley.com Stage for the tour’s entire coast-to-coast run from June 20th to August 17th, 2008.
by roger charles williams 26th Aug 2008 15:22
Katy Perry?
WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!
I jes' cain't git enuff o' that lurvly stuff!!