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.”
This is Cirkut confirming that Katy does NOTHING. I live.
Simon Cowell has opened up about the end of The X Factor USA, saying that the amount of talent shows currently airing in the US is "a joke".
The American version of X Factor was axed after three seasons last Friday (February 7), following Cowell's announcement that he will be coming back to the UK panel this year.
Speaking to Digital Spy and others at Britain's Got Talent auditions in London's Hammersmith Apollo yesterday (February 11), Cowell claimed that The X Factor USA would have been renewed if he had stayed on as a judge.
"They would have taken the American show, but they wouldn't take it without me, so we sort of booted them off, I suppose," he said.
"But it's not like that. I don't know why any show wants to compete in America right now. It's too flooded, the market. There's going to be... something like 14 talent shows on American TV [this year]. It's becoming like a joke."
