Katy Perry was one of the many Americans disappointed after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in his bid for the White House and the pop star used those emotions to create the follow-up to 2013's PRISM.
Prior to hitting the 2017 BRIT Awards, the star spoke with Capital FM about her forthcoming collection and revealed that first single "Chained To The Rhythm" was a direct result of the political landscape. "After the election and I was kind of depressed and, you know, I definitely didn’t want to write a club banger," the iHeartRadio Music Awards performer said. "I was like, ‘How are we writing a club banger when the world is on fire?’ And it was a nice exercise of writing a song that at first listen is a really fun song, but I guess the more you dive into it, it has a different subtext."
Perry also announced that her new LP will probably be released in bits and pieces, so look forward to hearing another single before you get your hands on the full collection. "I've got something swirling, but I think I want to put out some songs first before I give them the full meal. I think we are digesting things in bite size these days and that’s what we can handle," she said. "It's not shade or anything at all like that… but when someone has a 17 or 19 track album and you’re like, ‘I have to take a trip to Mars to listen to your record in full!’ I mean I love you, you’re my favorite dope artist, but like we want bite size."
Listen to the full interview below:
Original article by James Dinh at iHeartRadio