Katy Perry

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Katy Perry a big miss

Katy Perry Performs at the House of Blues in Chicago

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day analyzing Katy Perry's Thursday concert at a sold-out House of Blues. Everything, from the props that dotted the stage (an oversize cat head, with glowing blue eyes, and an assortment of giant blowup strawberries and bananas) to the oddly phallic, inflatable lip balm the singer wielded on "I Kissed a Girl," seemed ripe for psychoanalysis.

But the bubbly Perry resisted any introspection during a 75-minute performance that proved to be the musical equivalent of a Rob Schneider film: bawdy, crass and not all that appealing to sit through.

Perry, wearing a sparkling mini-dress that made it look as though she had rolled around in crushed glass, opened her set with the propulsive "Fingerprints," stomping her electric blue heels as she sang, "I gotta make my mark." Indeed, the 24-year-old has done exactly that, releasing a string of hit singles that have kept her major-label debut, "One of the Boys" (Capitol), on the Billboard charts for the last 40 weeks and counting.

But aside from a handful of tunes that offered genuine pop thrills (particularly the oddly infectious "Hot N Cold"), Perry struggled to find her footing. Her vocal shortcomings, obvious from the get-go, leaped to the forefront when her four-piece backing band—decked out in white suits that looked pilfered from Tom Wolfe's closet—departed, leaving her alone onstage for the acoustic "Thinking of You." Even worse was an attempted Queen cover. Though Perry had the outfit down (her full-body, leopard-print cat suit looked like something Freddie Mercury would have flaunted for a packed Wembley Stadium), she couldn't match the flamboyant frontman's vocal prowess on her atonal version of "Don't Stop Me Now."




While few of Perry's songs even push PG-13, her between-song banter frequently slipped into rated-R territory, the singer reveling in off-color humor like a middle schooler who has learned a new dirty word. These salacious tidbits, which some might have found humanizing, came across as overly calculated—a manufactured pop princess' callow attempt at displaying edge.

If anything, her songs could have used that extra bite.

Just check the surprisingly tame lyrics of her oh-so-risque hit: "I kissed a girl and I liked it/I hope my boyfriend don't mind it."

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[Teenager From Mars]

The person who wrote that article seems like a miserable person. Katy's show exceeded my expectations and they were high. It's as simple as if you went to the show to have fun, you did. If you went to analyze every little thing and rate her talents, why the hell did you go. She sang much better than other performances I've heard and it's so irritating when people she can't sing. Just because she's got a different sounding voice doesn't mean she can't sing.

/rant

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Women's Health [April 2009]



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Esquire [April 2009]



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Detroit, MI - March 27th 2009

[Ally Lemon]

I love that interview!

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Cleveland, OH - March 28th 2009

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Thank You Miriam

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Just Jack Slams Lady Gaga, Rihanna & Katy Perry

Just Jack tells Digital Spy he’s not a fan of artists who employ Auto-Tune in their sound rather than going the natural route. “A lot of modern songs rely on Auto-Tune too much - not as a tool for tuning, but for giving vocals that weird brittle effect,” the British singer explained. “It makes people like Rihanna, Lady GaGa and Katy Perry all the f**king same. I like organic elements in music. I like a vocal that sounds like it came out of someone’s mouth rather than a weird singing robot.” Just Jack’s new single ‘Embers’ is out today.




Credit: Just Jack Slams Lady Gaga, Rihanna & Katy Perry | popdirt.com

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Distant Dater Katy Perry

Katy Perry "loves" long-distance relationships.


The singer - who split from Gym Class Heroes rocker Travis McCoy earlier this year - prefers not to see her boyfriends every day so she can spend time alone and treasure the days they have together.


She explained: "I love long-distance relationships. I love my space, and that feeling of not being able to see someone and then seeing them again for a week.

"loves long-distance relationships"

"You really appreciate that moment, turning the phone off and cuddling in bed and ordering in food. That's fun to me."
Although the 'I Kissed A Girl' star is currently single, she admits she is already planning for her future.


The 24-year-old brunette beauty added: "When the time is right, I will get married, yes."
Since splitting from Travis, Katy has been romantically linked to a series of musicians, including Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend Benji Madden and 28-year-old singer Josh Groban.




Credit: Distant Dater Katy Perry

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Originally Posted by adam_system

Thank You Miriam

you're welcome! thank you too! we both update this thread so fucking much! hahaha

[Hunter]

So by seeing some of those pics, does that mean Katy signs autographs before or after the show, because I'd love to get her autograph at the show I'm going to