Current Events > Katy Perry: "All the Awards That I've Won Are Fake"

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With each passing day of promoting her latest album, Witness, Katy Perry has been increasingly candid. The 32-year-old "Swish Swish" singer has opened up about everything from her feud with Taylor Swift to her personal struggle with suicidal thoughts, and now she's taking award shows to task. In a brutally honest interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, Katy claimed that "all the award shows are fake, and all the awards that I've won are fake." Since breaking into the music industry with "I Kissed a Girl" in 2008, Katy has picked up trophies at the MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, People's Choice Awards, and American Music Awards, but she said that the awards aren't a representation of fan love, but rather "they're construct."

Katy, who recently said she got her new haircut because she doesn't "even want to look like Katy Perry anymore," also discussed the issues she has with her ever-changing public persona. "I didn't kill [the old Katy Perry], because I love her, and she is exactly what I had to do then," she said of her younger look. "I'm not a con artist, I didn't con people, like, that was just me. And this is now."

Katy's comments to The New York Times come hot on the heels of her YouTube campaign, where she streamed her life in all of its unapologetic glory to fans for 72 hours straight. The experiment was done as a way to show her authentic self and included moments like apologising to Taylor for the drama that's gone down between them and telling fans which of her ex-boyfriends is best in bed (hi, John Mayer). Rather than Witness, maybe Katy should've titled her album Truth Serum instead.

https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/Katy-Perry-New-York-Times-Interview-June-2017-43649574
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I hope her and Taylor bury the beef after this.

I want to see them make out.
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"I'm really strong as Katy Perry, but sometimes I'm not as strong as Katheryn Hudson ... I so badly want to be Katheryn Hudson that I don't even want to look like Katy Perry anymore sometimes," she said, sobbing. "And that is, like, a little bit of why I cut my hair, is because I really want to be my authentic self, like a hundred percent, and so it hurts, you know, when I don't feel like I can."

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New Katy Perry is balls

literally
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I hope she is doing well.
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ill accept her if she shows me her breasts
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That's why she's having an identity crisis

Her first album as herself went nowhere. It wasn't until she sold her soul she got all the money and fame. Now she decided she wants it back
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I don't like new Katy Perry at all. I enjoy Bon Appetit and Swish Swish (mainly because of Nicki) but she looks like she has an identity crisis. Last album was one of my favourite jams... ...sad to see she is going down the drain. She is going to regret this all.
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She's starting to meltdown as her career is swinging downwards. She doesn't have the musical acumen that Gaga has to survive the popstar revolving door.

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

EnterTheTekken posted...

She's starting to meltdown as her career is swinging downwards. She doesn't have the musical acumen that Gaga has to survive the popstar revolving door.

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

Gaga has struggled a lot in the past few years too though

Bruno Mars is a better example.
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She is irrelevant...admit it guys.

Time for real music...METALLICA!!!
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How does she look now then? So she did a documentary about her life or something? Where can I find it?

Aaaaaaaaaand her depression is surfacing in the public.
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What a slutty man.
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ItsVinceRusso posted...

That's why she's having an identity crisis

Her first album as herself went nowhere. It wasn't until she sold her soul she got all the money and fame. Now she decided she wants it back

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ItsVinceRusso posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

She's starting to meltdown as her career is swinging downwards. She doesn't have the musical acumen that Gaga has to survive the popstar revolving door.

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

Gaga has struggled a lot in the past few years too though

Bruno Mars is a better example.

I think it would wear on most people to be one of the world's biggest celebrities for very long. Most major celebrities on that level probably get disillusioned with it soon enough and want to try being less famous again.
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LMAO! Are people comparing Katy Perry to Lady Gaga? Or downplaying Lady Gaga?

I don't even listen to her music often, but Gaga is classically trained and versatile. She did pop stuff for fun and for money, but she also has stuff like this in recent years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

And she's very, very good. She doesn't constantly need ridiculous amounts of press attention to be successful.
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Marketing.

This is all a part of her new "edgy realist" image.
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TheEvilMushroom posted...

LMAO! Are people comparing Katy Perry to Lady Gaga? Or downplaying Lady Gaga?

I don't even listen to her music often, but Gaga is classically trained and versatile. She did pop stuff for fun and for money, but she also has stuff like this in recent years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

And she's very, very good. She doesn't constantly need ridiculous amounts of press attention to be successful.

Exactly what I was getting at. Gaga showed her range with that Tony Bennet collaboration which spawned a successful tour. She may not be packing in MSG or Staples Center(which she can very much still do), but she has fallback with the adult contemporary crowd now & her Superbowl halftime certainly gained her some more international cred.

EnterTheTekken posted...

TheEvilMushroom posted...

LMAO! Are people comparing Katy Perry to Lady Gaga? Or downplaying Lady Gaga?

I don't even listen to her music often, but Gaga is classically trained and versatile. She did pop stuff for fun and for money, but she also has stuff like this in recent years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

And she's very, very good. She doesn't constantly need ridiculous amounts of press attention to be successful.

Exactly what I was getting at. Gaga showed her range with that Tony Bennet collaboration which spawned a successful tour. She may not be packing in MSG or Staples Center(which she can very much still do), but she has fallback with the adult contemporary crowd now & her Superbowl halftime certainly gained her some more international cred.

would you say it's "musical acumen" that allows p!nk and maroon 5 to stay relevant after so many years?
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(i think you're vastly overrating gaga by the way, she's not that good lol.)
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I fade away and classify myself as obsolete.
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One step closer to noods.
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ItsVinceRusso posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

TheEvilMushroom posted...

LMAO! Are people comparing Katy Perry to Lady Gaga? Or downplaying Lady Gaga?

I don't even listen to her music often, but Gaga is classically trained and versatile. She did pop stuff for fun and for money, but she also has stuff like this in recent years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

And she's very, very good. She doesn't constantly need ridiculous amounts of press attention to be successful.

Exactly what I was getting at. Gaga showed her range with that Tony Bennet collaboration which spawned a successful tour. She may not be packing in MSG or Staples Center(which she can very much still do), but she has fallback with the adult contemporary crowd now & her Superbowl halftime certainly gained her some more international cred.

would you say it's "musical acumen" that allows p!nk and maroon 5 to stay relevant after so many years?

Levine has managed to keep his career afloat because of his fallback gig on The Voice. Pink hasn't had a #1 single since 2013, but I think she's proven she has strong singing ability. Her career isn't at the heights it once was, but she's still in the median.

I hope she doesn't pull a Britney.

byron posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Marketing.

This is all a part of her new "edgy realist" image.

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EnterTheTekken posted...

ItsVinceRusso posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

TheEvilMushroom posted...

LMAO! Are people comparing Katy Perry to Lady Gaga? Or downplaying Lady Gaga?

I don't even listen to her music often, but Gaga is classically trained and versatile. She did pop stuff for fun and for money, but she also has stuff like this in recent years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

And she's very, very good. She doesn't constantly need ridiculous amounts of press attention to be successful.

Exactly what I was getting at. Gaga showed her range with that Tony Bennet collaboration which spawned a successful tour. She may not be packing in MSG or Staples Center(which she can very much still do), but she has fallback with the adult contemporary crowd now & her Superbowl halftime certainly gained her some more international cred.

would you say it's "musical acumen" that allows p!nk and maroon 5 to stay relevant after so many years?

Levine has managed to keep his career afloat because of his fallback gig on The Voice. Pink hasn't had a #1 single since 2013, but I think she's proven she has strong singing ability. Her career isn't at the heights it once was, but she's still in the median.

just like fire was a big hit last year too. considering her first big hits were in the early 2000s, the fact that she's still going strong today is very impressive.
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Lady Gaga hasn't been good for years. Kinda feel bad for Katy Perry. Looks like she's trying to find herself in a world where no one wants her to.
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Being "good" has nothing much to do with it. It's being viable that matters. And Gaga is more viable to survive longer than Perry.

Madonna has been mediocre for over 2 decades now. But she has viability. Same with Carey.

EnterTheTekken posted...

Being "good" has nothing much to do with it. It's being viable that matters. And Gaga is more viable to survive longer than Perry.

Madonna has been mediocre for over 2 decades now. But she has viability. Same with Carey.

If viability means destined to die at a casino residency, sure.
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EnterTheTekken posted...

Being "good" has nothing much to do with it. It's being viable that matters. And Gaga is more viable to survive longer than Perry.

Madonna has been mediocre for over 2 decades now. But she has viability. Same with Carey.

you know neither of them have had a song stick to the top of the charts in decades, right?
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ItsVinceRusso posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

Being "good" has nothing much to do with it. It's being viable that matters. And Gaga is more viable to survive longer than Perry.

Madonna has been mediocre for over 2 decades now. But she has viability. Same with Carey.

you know neither of them have had a song stick to the top of the charts in decades, right?

I got ahead of myself with Mariah, but Madonna's tour grosses say she is still highly in demand.

byron posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Marketing.

This is all a part of her new "edgy realist" image.

Either that or 32. All of these celebs go crazy after 30. Hell Cara Delevigne is only 24 ans she went crazy.
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foreveraIone posted...

byron posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Marketing.

This is all a part of her new "edgy realist" image.

Either that or 32. All of these celebs go crazy after 30. Hell Cara Delevigne is only 24 ans she went crazy.

She looked fantastic in Suicide Squad though.

foreveraIone posted...

byron posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Marketing.

This is all a part of her new "edgy realist" image.

Either that or 32. All of these celebs go crazy after 30. Hell Cara Delevigne is only 24 ans she went crazy.

i forget how young taylor swift is. she's been around forever and she's only 27.
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ItsVinceRusso posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

Being "good" has nothing much to do with it. It's being viable that matters. And Gaga is more viable to survive longer than Perry.

Madonna has been mediocre for over 2 decades now. But she has viability. Same with Carey.

you know neither of them have had a song stick to the top of the charts in decades, right?

lol what? We Belong Together was like the biggest song of the 2000s
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Yeah. Watch tswift go crazy when she notices the bags under her eyes aren't because she's tired.
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Ray_Dorset posted...

I hope she doesn't pull a Britney.

I was gonna say we're getting to Britney territory soon
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Beyonce still killing it after 20 years.
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EnterTheTekken posted...

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

She's already been announced as the first judge on the American Idol reboot.
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bluezero posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

She's already been announced as the first judge on the American Idol reboot.

fitting considering she's probably going to end up being the paula abdul of this generation >_>
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slothica posted...

I hope her and Taylor bury the beef after this.

I want to see them make out.

taylor seems like a cold. hearted bitch tbh. don't see it happening
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bluezero posted...

EnterTheTekken posted...

Her only hope is that she gets some movie roles & some gig judging talent on one of those "Insert here's got Talent!"

She's already been announced as the first judge on the American Idol reboot.

There we go then. That's her failsafe. As long as she doesn't meltdown, she should be around for a while.

iosifsvoboda posted...

Ray_Dorset posted...

I hope she doesn't pull a Britney.

I was gonna say we're getting to Britney territory soon

Nah. Britney had a legit meltdown. Katy is doing the "make myself seem vulnerable and an open book" to sell records
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I both like Gaga and Perry, but thought Perry Super Bowl show was miles better.

TheoryzC posted...

iosifsvoboda posted...

Ray_Dorset posted...

I hope she doesn't pull a Britney.

I was gonna say we're getting to Britney territory soon

Nah. Britney had a legit meltdown. Katy is doing the "make myself seem vulnerable and an open book" to sell records

Ironically Katy Perry joked about not wanting to end like Britney '07 answering a question why she took a break a few months ago.
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