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Katy Perry says goodbye. What a fantastic interview. Thank you #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry is taking questions from the audience. #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry advice for young artists: "Keep your integrity. Keep your compass on." #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry also talks about collaborating with Ida Marie.
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There's no formal timeline for her new record yet. Katy talks about writing songs, but not sure what will make the final record #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry: "I love Sia so much, she makes me laugh so hard!" #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry says she wrote a song called "Double Rainbow" for her next record together with Sia.
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"The world inspires me," Perry smiles. "There's not one thing that makes me write." #ASCAPEXPO
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"Songwriting is like therapy for me. It's very cathartic," Perry explains. #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry: "My lyrics always come from a personal place, but I also want them to be relatable. It's like a black box where I keep my secrets."
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Perry notes that performing 'Firework' with an autistic child for a fundraiser really "impacted" her. "Most important moment of my career."
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Perry adds, "'Firework' is the most important song I've written for me." #ASCAPEXPO
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"Teenage Dream" is a song about that time "when your heart is still raw," Perry explains. #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry says she's working with "Max and Luke" on her new project. "It's the dream team. They push me the most." #ASCAPEXPO
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"I'm not afraid of misconceptions, because time will tell," Perry says. #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry explains that being dropped and struggling made her "very grateful" for her success. "There are 1500 people in line for this opporty."
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Perry smiles and talks about meeting fellow writer @BonnieMcKee at a clothing trading store in LA. They became instant friends. #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry stayed focus after being dropped from Island Def Jam and then Columbia, before ending up at Capitol #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry talks extensively about moving from the "Christian music industry" to mainsteam pop, which gave her a lot of learnings #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry talks about meeting Glenn Ballard at age 17 and playing him "Paris," a song she wrote. "He became a mentor to me." #ASCAPEXPO
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Side note: Katy Perry looks super cute as always #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry: "It serves me really well to be vulnerable, and I think vulnerability is a very powerful thing for a songwriter." #ASCAPEXPO
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Perry also mentions Queen "Killer Queen" as a huge inspiration. The lyrics "made me freeze." "The world went into slow motion" #ASCAPEXPO
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She started discovering "secular" music. Perry mentions Beach Boys and No Doubt as big inspirations. #ASCAPEXPO
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Katy Perry starts talking about her start, singing in church and making a gospel record at age 15. #ASCAPEXPO
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Katy Perry is here! "I'm so nervous!" she says. "I haven't done anything publicly for a long time."
AMEN!
