Katy Perry let her personal experiences shape her upcoming album "PRISM," and gave Billboard magazine the scoop on her failed marriage, a Barbara Walters interview she shouldn't have scheduled and much more.
The popstar described her creative process behind "PRISM" as "slow cooking" and very different from what she expected it to be post Russell Brand break-up.
"I was really inspired by this little six-minute thing by Eckhart Tolle where he speaks about loss," Perry told Billboard, referring to a video from the author of best-seller "The Power of Now." "When you lose something, all your foundations crumble-but that also leaves a big hole that's open for something great to come through."
Though her marriage to Brand may have left her feeling broken, it wasn't long until she found love and inspiration in her current boyfriend, singer John Mayer.
"He literally is a genius, as is evident from his songwriting," Perry said referring to Mayer. "I always tell him, 'Darling, you know I'm going to have to give your mind to science after you've passed, because we're going to have to understand how all these sparks work.' We'll be in bed, and he'll be doing the crossword puzzle. Every night, he tries to finish it in under 10 minutes. When he puts his mind to something, he really gets it done very well. I always ask for his help."
And as for that interview with Barbara Walters, she admitted to the magazine she shouldn't had scheduled the promotional sit-down for concert film "Katy Perry: Part of Me." Perry left Walters waiting, but the TV journalist had an unexpected choice of words for the singer when she arrived.
"I shouldn't have done the interview: I was playing Madison Square Garden that same night, and I knew that the end of my marriage was coming. I was just exhausted and stressed," Perry said. "I'd prepped everyone that I was running late, but Barbara showed up at the original time anyway. When I got there, I apologized immediately, but then she said to me, 'You know, I've only ever waited for one other person this long, and you know who that person was? Judy Garland. You know how she turned out, right?' I was like, 'Oh, snap! Yes, bitch!' I think it's the coolest thing that Barbara Walters shaded me. I just couldn't tell her as we were sitting down for a mega-interview, 'Hey, my marriage is falling apart. Give me a break.'"
Katy Perry's "PRISM" will be released on Oct. 22. Click here for the full Billboard feature on the pop music artist.
