I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids. – Katy Perry
I get a lot of the ideas when I’m resting – either when I’m meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That’s where I get my best ideas, maybe because I’m balancing my body. – Katy Perry
People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me. – Katy Perry
You look at someone like Beyonce singing ‘Single Ladies,’ when we all know she’s married. Some of it is just for entertainment. – Katy Perry
I have always been the kid who’s asked ‘Why?’ In my faith, you’re just supposed to have faith. But I was always like ‘why?’ – Katy Perry
I sacrifice in my love life and my social life, but those things will be there in three or four years. This is a really important time in my life. I can’t just be the girl who sang ‘I Kissed a Girl.’ I have to leave a legacy. – Katy Perry
You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It’s not like I’m sitting on top of a pile of money. – Katy Perry
I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world. – Katy Perry
I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus. – Katy Perry
My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you’re 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere. – Katy Perry
At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block. I was 19… and it was devastating. – Katy Perry
People love the idea of a good girl gone bad, thinking that my parents were so strict and disowned me, but that actually wasn’t the case. Even though they don’t necessarily agree with some of the things I do, they love me as their daughter. That’s always been their perspective. – Katy Perry
I don’t want to completely self-sabotage everything that I’ve got and alienate everyone. But I definitely want to take some chances as I always have. – Katy Perry
Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it’s not much of a hood, but it is definitely like my hood. I claim Santa Barbara like I claim my family. I’m going to be married and buried there. – Katy Perry
I just feel like I have this gift that I’ve been given. It’s like, ‘Someone unwrap it! Here it is!’ That drive can’t be held down. – Katy Perry
I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows. – Katy Perry
When I was 13, I asked for a guitar. And that’s how I really started explaining my point of view. – Katy Perry
My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn’t want to ruin their happiness – even if that happiness is ignorance. – Katy Perry
The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there’s not a whole lot you can do in terms of fighting back. You have to hope that it passes, which it always does. But they have to be careful. They didn’t necessarily sign up for this. – Katy Perry
