Celeb News: Cirkut: "Katy Perry is deeply involved in her music"

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Cirkut on co-writing "Roar"

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A song of empowerment, of bravery in the face of all life throws in our way, it started, according to Henry “Cirkut” Walters, as a track he concocted with Dr. Luke: “Luke and I worked up several tracks that would have a fresh sound for Katy, and one of those became ‘Roar.’ The changes are simple, only two chords really. We had melodies to the tracks – without lyrics first, just vowel sounds – and then we played the track for Max Martin, and he came up with a lot of the melodies and melodic vibe. He took the track into his land, and started recording stuff on his own. He brought down most of the melody, the top-line. Then Bonnie and Katy tweaked the melody and put lyrics to it. The whole concept of empowerment – that vibe and essence – was there, but they came up with the lyrical content and the title ‘Roar.’ Also the wordless tag at the end of the chorus, Katy and Bonnie interwove that into the melody and made that a choppy, repetitive thing. I know people sometimes think the artist didn’t have anything to do with the writing, but Katy’s a great songwriter; she’s very hands-on. She knows what she likes, what sounds she’s going for, and is deeply involved in the creation of her music. And it became a song of female empowerment, but the lyric is gender-free. It gives a general sense of triumph to everyone who listens to it. It’s an uplifting song for any listener.”

http://www.americansongwriter.com/20...gs-year-sound/

Katy Perry and Bonnie McKee wrote the lyrics, all 5 of them co-wrote the melody

enchanted0

Not tweaked

Scandal & Media

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Originally posted by enchanted0

Not tweaked

DanceForYou

Mmmmmk.

muffinkablinka

Good for ha.

halcyonday

Queen

montrealxo

I wonder which one of them was bopping to Brave on the way to the studio

BILLIONAIRE✘BOY

So she tweaked the song? Hmm can't say I'm surprised .But the kats better take what they can get I guess.

atrlster

I wish Katy would have been more involved in the melody/topline.

I didn't doubt she was involved in the lyrics

Jack Jackson

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Originally posted by montrealxo

I wonder which one of them was bopping to Brave on the way to the studio

Welp

Tuxedo

Label puppet, who?

Aqim

Legend.

ozlovezashlee

I see you Cirkut.

Benjamin

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Originally posted by mannybillionz

So she tweaked the song? Hmm can't say I'm surprised .But the kats better take what they can get I guess.

Did you even read the article or just scan for words you can take out of context?

She tweaked the melody and wrote the lyrics. There's loads of different ways to write a song: you don't just turn down an instrumental you like just because you didn't write it. E.T. was also written like this,

manwhore

Ok.. You go on and get paid for sucking up to the big guys.

thegmangrant

So she still was majorly involved with the song since she wrote the lyrics and helped with the melody.

I don't know why people are so mad about Katy's songwriting (mostly Monsters). She wrote some songs by herself on One of the Boys.

Save-Me-Oprah

"Luke and I worked up several tracks that would have a fresh sound for Katy, and one of those became ‘Roar.’"

That's a brave thing to say, good sis Cirkut.

heartbeats

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Originally posted by thegmangrant

So she still was majorly involved with the song since she wrote the lyrics and helped with the melody.

I don't know why people are so mad about Katy's songwriting (mostly Monsters). She wrote some songs by herself on One of the Boys.

not to mentio she wrote 4 songs on her own and cowrote the rest for her gospel album (katy hudson) when she was like 16. most of them just want to discredit her work and talent but that's the norm for atrl so

boodytay

I never doubted that she actually writes. I just don't like her lyrics

And I see how she (and Bonnie) decided to put the "RO-O-O-OAR" staccato in the chorus that she doesn't do live

The self-shade is real.

heartbeats

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Originally posted by boodytay

I never doubted that she actually writes. I just don't like her lyrics

And I see how she (and Bonnie) decided to put the "RO-O-O-OAR" staccato in the chorus that she doesn't do live

The self-shade is real.

except she actually sings the staccato countless of times live. this comment doesn't make any sense.

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