Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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Katy Perry (b. 1984), an American singer, shaped not only their field but the way we think and talk about identity, creativity, and connection. Their reputation for her influence on pop music and her camp style, she has been dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Explore 53 quotes by Katy Perry on subjects including Music, Family, Change, Respect, and Money — each one a window into a distinctive way of seeing the world. A favorite of many readers: "I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning."

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“I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do.”

— Katy Perry

Good

All Quotes by Katy Perry

“People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices.”

— Katy Perry

Future

“I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do.”

— Katy Perry

Good

“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

Time

“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

Best

“I don't care what people say about my relationship I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music.”

— Katy Perry

Music

“I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.”

— Katy Perry

Truth

“I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life.”

— Katy Perry

Best

“I still have a spiritual base and a spiritual foundation. And my conversation with God is very open-ended. I pray for humility, honestly, because it's very easy to be caught up in this world.”

— Katy Perry

God

“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

Funny

“I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting.”

— Katy Perry

Family

“There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect.”

— Katy Perry

Dreams

“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

Hope

“I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.”

— Katy Perry

History

“Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.”

— Katy Perry

Music

“There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams.”

— Katy Perry

Dreams

“I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.”

— Katy Perry

Funny

“It was so draining. Going to parties to rub elbows with so-and-so and act like it's no big deal, when really all I was doing was hoping I'd have the success they had.”

— Katy Perry

Success

“One thing I can't do, and I hope that there are other people out there that feel the same way, is climb a rope. Oh my gosh, it's so hard to climb rope! It's all about grip and arms.”

— Katy Perry

Hope

“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

Happiness

“I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree.”

— Katy Perry

Change