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Ke$ha likes to receive body parts as gifts
Ke$ha recently sat down with Austin Scaggs from Rolling Stone magazine to talk about her upcoming tour and working with André 3000.
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In the past year, Ke$ha has sold more than 2 million copies of her party-poppin' debut, Animal - and the follow-up EP, Cannibal, also a collaboration with hit makers Max Martin and Dr. Luke, has already spawned her second Number One single, "We R Who We R." She's even scored a guest rap from the reclusive André 3000, on the remix of "Sleazy." "He's one of my favorite musicians, lyricists, rappers of all time," says Ke$ha. With that momentum, the 23-year-old will hit 20 theaters on her very first headlining run, the Get $leazy Tour, which kicks off this month. "It's going to be a ****ing epic dance party," she promises. "It's an opportunity for my fans to do whatever the **** they want and not worry about being judges."
You were in Moscow recently - what were you doing there?
I was playing a private concert with Amy Wiehouse. I don't even know who the show was for. Russia is so shady. I took a class on Cold War history, so I spent a few days exploring. I saw Lenin's tomb, which was cool. Then I dropped Dick Clark's ball on New Year's.
I saw a photo of you from that night standing between the Backstreet Boys and New Kids. What a depressing way to start 2011!
[Laughs] It was a little Ke$ha sandwich. It's such a monumental event, and it says a lot about how far I've come in one year. Then I went to Honduras.
You like to escape to nature for the winter. Was that the idea?
Yes. I went scuba diving with a bunch of sea creatures - angelfish, sea turtles, stingrays, barracuda and a hammerhead shark - on a boat with a bunch of grizzly bearded dudes. I got a tattoo of a feather on my foot from a crackhead.
How are $leazy Tour preparations coming along?
I went from playing in front of five people to opening for Rihanna to my own tour. It's an opportunity for me to show people how hard I can rock out with my **** out, and also that I'm a legitimate musician. I'll be playing a lot during the set.
What instruments?
Guitar and some drums and a theremin, which I'm still figuring out. I might be beating a cowbell here and there.
Did your fans send you any good Christmas presents?
Somebody sent me their tooth, which I now wear as an earring. It's a molar, I think. I love it when people send me body parts.
André 3000 guests on "Sleazy." How'd that happen?
I sent him the track and was fully aware that he's only been o a few songs in the past five years. But he ended up liking it. We got on the phone, and he said, "With a flow like that, you could definitely have a career as a rapper." It was the biggest compliment I've ever had. It was coming from a god! (this part was posted earlier)
On "The Harold Song," you talk about sneaking into a Stones concert. True story?
Yeah. Harold was my first boyfriend, and one of our first dates was sneaking in to see the Stones at Hollywood Bowl. I never even paid for a movie until recently. I snuck into a Strokes show and lost a shoe, but I got in there. I snuck into Coachella four years running. One year I ended up onstage with Björk! I always wear flat boots so I can climb.
On "Grow a Pear," you manage to include the words "vaj" ad "mangina." Well done!
I used two previously non-used-on-a-pop-record words. I make it my personal mission to utilize words that most people would think are potentially inappropriate.
Nice! Are you still living in Nashville?
Yes. I bought my own house. I'm building a massive studio and hope to make lots of different kinds of records. I'm gravitating towards making a solid ****-rock record next. The house is great. There are foxes in my front yard, and it looks like a pirate ship inside, and the pool has laser beams in it. And it's right on the edge of a park, so in the middle of the night I can run around in the wilderness naked.
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I don't think I can listed to "Cannibal" the same way again. 
I'm curious to hear Ke$ha doing "****-rock." And WTF is a theremin?
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