Criticizes Perry
In the documentary Brand: The Second Coming, Brand says his relationship with Perry started to break down following a 2010 visit to Africa for Comic Relief.
The stuff in Africa hit me really hard. I’m associated with the very thing I detest: vapid, vacuous, plastic, constructed, mindless celebrity…That’s the very sea we’re swimming in, ‘Oh, who’s he? He’s married to Katy Perry’.
Brand’s close friend Noel Gallagher recounts the moment he knew the pair were destined for divorce.
[Russell] calls me up once and says, ‘What happens when she wants to watch a film and I want to watch another film? It’s doing my head in!’. And I was like, ‘Just let her watch the f*****g film.’ I knew at that point this ain’t gonna go much further.
Time Out Hong Kong interview
Perry gives an interview to Time Out Hong Kong. She discusses her strengths, being a pop star, and whether she is a spiritual person.
I’ve got my rose quartz [opens hand to reveal a heart-shaped pink crystal]. You keep this one on your heart because it’s for healing and attracting love – all kinds of love. Just good energy.
On Air interview
Seacrest interviews Perry during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about The Prismatic World Tour world television premier.
The Prismatic World Tour is crazy and it’s not a joke. We did 127 shows. I’m very tired, obviously, but still standing, still kicking, and I feel about 56 years-old right now. Well everybody should tune in because I got to film this amazing show. And I’m very proud of it, and it’s an amazing show full of a lot of the songs people are familiar with, because I always know that it’s always very important when going to tour is to sing the songs that people have made memories to. I created like seven different worlds. There’s so many different costumes and things to look at and wonderful remixes.
Elle cover
Perry appears on the cover of Elle. Perry discusses the challenges of performing the Super Bowl halftime show.
In my show, I am boss daddy. I am boss mommy. They call me Boss. Everything goes through my eyes; I call all the shots, 100 percent of it. With the NFL, I have to be accountable to several levels of red tape. There are many committees I have to go through for my costumes, the budgets of my show, every interview—everything, I have to report to somebody. So I am no longer the boss; I have to relinquish that control. We love this opportunity, but once you decide you’re gonna do the Super Bowl, you’re gonna have no f-cking life for six months. It is the biggest thing. Anyone that’s ever done it has been scared shitless. You stay off the Internet for the five days afterward.
GQ Mexico cover
Perry appears on the cover of the October 2014 issue of GQ Mexico magazine. She talks about how she is 100% natural, how she prayed for bigger boobs when she was 11, and how she isn’t planning on getting married.
Harper’s Bazaar cover
Perry appears on the cover of the October 2014 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. She talks about what she’s learned from past relationships, what she wants in future relationships, and where she meets guys.
Well, I’m not really on the street. It’s usually just through friends of friends. We have a lot of dinner parties. I’m definitely not on Tinder, even though I joke about it.
Rolling Stone cover
Katy Perry appears on the cover of the August 2014 issue of Rolling Stone. She defends herself over accusations of cultural insensitivities.
As far as the mummy thing, I based it on plastic surgery. Look at someone like Kim Kardashian or Ice-T’s wife, Coco. Those girls aren’t African-American. But it’s actually a representation of our culture wanting to be plastic
Cosmopolitan cover
Perry appears on the cover of the July 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. She talks about her ex’s and how long she has gone without sex.
It feels like a hundred lifetimes ago, so it’s like digging up an old grave. A lot of therapy has happened and a lot of understanding and growth. Sometimes you have to go through all this s–t to get your grips on life and figure out what the next boundaries in your love life are going to be. You have to go through the mud in order to find that peaceful place. In the long run, it was necessary for me to have more of a teammate.
V cover
Perry and Madonna appear on the cover of the Summer 2014 issue of V magazine. They both talk about provocative showmanship, the V magazine shoot, and going on tour. Madonna:
I would always say, ‘Dad, I’m an artist, I have to express myself. You don’t understand.’ I think he’s finally come to terms with it. It’s only taken 30 years. He’s like, Do you have to simulate masturbation on the bed? Do you have to? Yes, Dad, I do.
Billboard cover
Perry and Musgraves appear on the cover of a May 2014 issue of Billboard magazine. They talk about pairing up for the Prismatic tour and Perry seeing Musgraves naked.
She struck a chord in me. I feel like we have the same eyes. Not in a physical sense, but in a way of perception.
Cosmopolitan global cover
Katy Perry appears on the cover of 62 editions of the July 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. She talks about if she will get back together with her ex, why she wants to wear less makeup, and what alcohol she’d never want to drink again.
If you’re secretly reading the mag and not really allowed to, don’t worry, I did it too.
Katy Perry interview
Seacrest interviews Perry during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her style for the Prismatic tour.
I like movies, like Clueless, The Craft, Empire Records. All those movies kinds of inspired my style currently. But you know, it’s just kind of whatever I feel like when I wake up.
Sunrise Interview
Perry sits down to an interview with Australian TV show Sunrise and talks about diet, dating life and her kiss with Miley Cyrus.
I just walked up to her to give her like a friendly girly kiss, you know, as girls do, and then she like tried to move her head and go deeper and I pulled away.
Katy Perry interview
Seacrest interviews Perry during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her Prismatic Tour.
I’m actually building stamina right now [for the tour.] It kicks off in May it goes from May 2014 until probably summer 2015 we are kicking it off in the UK and then we come to the U.S. all summer long. I’m in the middle of all the different plans and costumes and there are so many fun parts of the show. There’s about five or six sections and one of my favorite sections is the Cat-ture‘ section [like couture] you know me, queen of cats it’s so fun, visual, and vibrant.
Katy Perry interview
Seacrest interviews Perry during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her pre-show rituals.
You know, I wake up. I sometimes throw myself on a massage table, get massaged from the previous night where I had to do a two hour show and then I go and work out and I stretch and I kick. And then I do a warm up and then I go to rehearsal and then I basically get ready for the show. I mean when it’s show day, it is all dedicated to the show. There is nothing else that’s more important. So, I’m very focused.
Marie Claire cover
Perry appears on the cover of the January 2014 issue of Marie Claire magazine. She talks about having kids, her boyfriend John Mayer, and her ex-husband Russell Brand.
There were two weeks of my life after I found out the truth of my marriage where I was like, ‘OK. All right. I can’t feel this. This is too intense right now.’ I was, like, just eating Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and drinking, and that’s it.
Marie Claire Australia cover
Perry appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Marie Claire Australia magazine. She talks about getting through life with bullies.
Sometimes your biggest bully in life can be yourself.
Glamour UK cover
Perry appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about sex, success, and partying with R-Patz.
I’m comfortable in my own skin now, being a grown-up but I’m still having fun.
W cover
Perry appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of W magazine. She talks about her song Roar, her boyfriend John Mayer, and being married.
Of course. I really loved it. It was a new, fun, exciting journey. But I like how I am now, and I think all things happen for a reason.
Entertainment Weekly cover
Perry says she wants a normal relationship that doesn’t always involve the media.
I keep enough to myself. I’m going to go on dates and movies and dinners and when I do it’s not because I’m trying to garner any kind of publicity, it’s because it’s something that is just an inevitable byproduct of this life. It’s never my main focus, it’s never intentional. My ideal date is just dinner and a movie. It’s so normal. And a hike, we love to hike.