вЂњTheir musicality and lyrics were so flamboyant and real. From then on, they have been my biggest influence,вЂќ she says. Perry was raised on a strict diet of church music вЂњsecular music,вЂќ as her mother put it, was вЂњnot allowed.вЂќ But one night during a slumber party, Perry happened upon a Queen record вЂњand the heavens opened and saved me. вЂњMy dad would give me ten dollars, which is a lot of money when youвЂ™re nine, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere,вЂќ she says. The middle child of two pastors, Perry grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church in Santa Barbara, CA. Perhaps that dichotomy stems in part from PerryвЂ™s upbringing. Her upcoming debut album for Capitol Records, due in Spring 2008, will also feature several honest, searching ballads, like вЂњLost,вЂќ (about trying to find yourself after losing your way) and the regretful, emotional вЂњThinking of You,вЂќ both of which display a more vulnerable side to this talented, multi-dimensional artist. It always renders a good chuckle.вЂќ ItвЂ™s that sort of cheeky comment that encapsulates PerryвЂ™s irrepressible sense of humor, which shines through on songs like вЂњUr So GayвЂќ (a hilarious kiss-off to an ex) and вЂњWaking Up in Vegas,вЂќ which is about doing just that.

вЂњUsually I find it funny to say IвЂ™m like a skinnier version of Lily Allen and a fatter version of Amy Winehouse. вЂњI donвЂ™t care who IвЂ™m compared to as long as people listen to the music,вЂќ Perry says. Blender Magazine called her вЂњThe Next Big ThingвЂќ while Teen People dubbed her вЂњOne to Watch.вЂќ And no less a harbinger of вЂwhatвЂ™s hotвЂ™ than celeb blogger Perez Hilton wrote of Perry on his website: вЂњIf Avril Lavigne were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, sheвЂ™d be Katy Perry. The L.A-based singer-songwriterвЂ™s sassy confidence and feisty confessional songs have already had fans and savvy media singing her praises, even before her new EP, Ur So Gay, is released by Capitol Records on November 20th, 2007. Now if Lucille Ball had a secret love child with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, it would look, sound, and behave like Katy Perry.

They said, вЂYou look pretty put together on the outside, but inside thereвЂ™s just something a bit wrong.'вЂќД¬omparisons to Lucille Ball only tell half the story. Someone told me the other day that IвЂ™m a bit like Lucille Ball. Everything I write, whether itвЂ™s happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. вЂњThe whole angst thing is cool, but if thatвЂ™s all youвЂ™ve got, itвЂ™s just boring. Gwriter who shows different sides,вЂќ says Katy Perry. She is most notable for her singles, вЂњUr So GayвЂќ, released in 2007, and the worldwide hit, вЂњI Kissed a GirlвЂќ which in 2008 topped the Billboard Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, the Australian ARIA Charts and has peaked at #3 on the Worldwide Charts. Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter.

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