How ugly? In Interview magazine in March of 2012, she said it's “about to get real f*cking dark."
But, it didn't. Prism was as pop driven as Teenage Dream was. It also sent a much more positive message about heartbreak in that Perry seemed ready to move on and uninterested to returning to that dark time. Perry may have wanted to try something new, but at the same time, who could blame her for taking a "if it's not broke, don't fix it" approach to a new album.

at this quote biting her in the ass 4 years later