"The second record is really important to me because I think it shows whether I'm meant to do this, or I got lucky," Perry says. Coming off a smash hits like "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot N Cold" and getting a platinum plaque for her debut album, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter hopes to recruit some big-name talent like Calvin Harris and Guy Sigsworth. 'I guess I'm going to take the clout I have now and go, "Yeah, I want to work with you, because you wouldn't have worked with me five years ago,' " she says, adding that
she will record again with Greg Wells, Dr. Luke and Max Martin when she enters the studio early this autumn.
Perry hopes to keep an engineer on board when she travels to Europe for seven weeks this summer to play festivals. Describing the sound that she's going for, Perry says she'll "definitely keep it pop 'Love Fool' by the Cardigans meets 'Into the Groove' by Madonna but a little more meat on the bones lyrically," Perry says. I'm not just gonna talk about the beat and just dancing, I like to get into the meaning.' Perry was less forward with what the songs will be about, but did say they'd focus on the whirlwind last year of her life, to dealing with fame to friendships to her 'relationships,' likely a nod to her breakup and makeup with Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy.
Source:
Rolling Stone