Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
"People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in your way to success, and that was the case for me."
Katy Perry is an American artist who was born in a very conservative family. Her mother and father were both pastors. Her family struggled financially. They sometimes had to use food stamps and eat from the Food donated to the church.
Katy Perry grew up under many restrictions. She was only allowed to listen to gospel music. And television shows, were forbidden.
In 2001, She released her first album (a gospel record), but the album was commercially unsuccessful. Only few copies were sold.
Katy Perry's beginnings were hard, because she had to face many obstacles and failures before she became who she is today. Before publishing her album ‘One of the Boys’, which was a huge success, many of her songs got shelved.. In 2010, Katy Perry released the album "Teenage Dreams" which became one of the bestselling albums of all time.
But mental health problems really don’t care about and fame, fortune, success.
Katy Perry opened up about her past mental health struggles, alcohol addiction and suicidal thoughts in a live therapy session.
When her album “Witness” came out in 2017 and got many negative reviews, it was a really devastating period of her life that led to depression.
In the past She also suffered from alcohol addiction. Numbing her feelings and her pain with alcohol, escalated with her having suicidal thoughts.
"I'm ashamed because, of course Katy Perry is so strong, but it's hard because I feel ashamed that I would even have those thoughts and feel that low or that depressed"
But Katy Perry decided to rise from her disappointment and not give up that easily.
She made changes with her lifestyle and decided to start therapy. For the last five years, she has committed to going to therapy regularly.
She focused on meditation and reconnecting with her faith. She took time to discover herself so she can identify and destroy the negative behaviors. And Because of that, She became stronger than ever.
1. I’ve come to learn that being happy is something you have to work for every single day.— Katy Perry
2. Falling in love with yourself first doesn’t make you vain or selfish – it makes you indestructible. So, what's your story?
3. I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do. Katy Perry
4. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. Katy Perry
5. I'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future. Katy Perry
6. If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything. Katy Perry
7. I just like having fun. And, you know, sometimes I just like to present myself in that fun energy. Katy Perry
8. I don't believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher power bigger than me because that keeps me accountable. Katy Perry
9. I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending. Katy Perry
10. I can't be the candy queen forever. Katy Perry
11. I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows. Katy Perry
12. I just like having fun. Katy Perry
13. Honesty has always worked for me. Katy Perry
14. I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body. Katy Perry
15. I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning. Katy Perry
16. Honey, I am the chief of my train. If critics want to hop on board, fantastic. There's plenty of room. The KP train is fun. Katy Perry
17. When I was 13, I asked for a guitar. And that's how I really started explaining my point of view. Katy Perry
18. For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole. Katy Perry
19. I've lived such a great, fantastic life already, but there's still so much more. Katy Perry
20. Find out what your gift is and nurture it. Katy Perry
21. I believe in a lot of astrology. I believe in aliens... I look up into the stars and I imagine: 'How self-important are we to think that we are the only life-form?' Katy Perry
22. People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me. Katy Perry
23. I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father. Katy Perry
24. There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect. Katy Perry
25. I pray for humility, honestly, because it's very easy to be caught up in this world. Katy Perry
26. Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while. Katy Perry
27. Sometimes I can be distracted by the glamour and the fabulousness. Katy Perry
28. I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest. Katy Perry
29. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. Katy Perry
30. I see everything through a spiritual lens. Katy Perry
31. I think it's great to dress up and play on all the girly features. Katy Perry
32. I did a lot of thrift and vintage. I would mix those pieces into some of the more inexpensive items from Express, Gap, Old Navy, and Clothestime. Katy Perry
33. I just have so much love for my record label. Katy Perry
34. I'm on this extraordinary adventure, and if I have no one to talk to at the end of the night, I feel lonely. Katy Perry
35. I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward. Katy Perry
36. You know you're living right when you wake up, brush your hair - and confetti falls out! Katy Perry
37. I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot, but when I do, I fall hard. Katy Perry
38. I'm kind of a more sunshiny person myself. Katy Perry
39. I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then I'm happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree. Katy Perry
40. People love the idea of a good girl gone bad, thinking that my parents were so strict and disowned me, but that actually wasn't the case. Even though they don't necessarily agree with some of the things I do, they love me as their daughter. That's always been their perspective. Katy Perry
41. Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still happening. I have to remember that this is what I wished for and be grateful because there are 500 other girls right behind me that are ready to snatch it up. Katy Perry
42. I came from a different mind-set growing up, and my mind has changed. Katy Perry
43. My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky. Katy Perry
44. I sacrifice in my love life and my social life, but those things will be there in three or four years. This is a really important time in my life. I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy. Katy Perry
45. I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to suck my belly in. Everyone should do that whether you're on a red carpet or not. Even if you're just going out to dinner with your boyfriend you should try and suck it in. Katy Perry
46. I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything! Katy Perry
47. People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices. Katy Perry
48. I have a second chance on life. Katy Perry
49. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don't do anything. Katy Perry
50. I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records. Katy Perry
51. I don't follow trends. I'm just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call 'Lolita Meets Old Hollywood Glam.' Katy Perry
52. If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar! Katy Perry
53. My mother is very emotional as well, but my dad is more of the guts of the family. He was the main preacher, so he kind of had this little Pentecostal flair, but they are born-again. Katy Perry
54. I unfortunately still crave chicken McNuggets and bacon, which is the meat candy of the world. Katy Perry
55. I live a rock-star kind of life where I don't go to bed until 4 A.M. I'm very nocturnal. Katy Perry
56. I'm okay with having bad dance moves. Katy Perry
57. I gave myself until I turned 25 to make it. And if it didn't happen, I thought I'd just try to find a nice husband. Katy Perry
58. At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block. I was 19... and it was devastating. Katy Perry
59. It was so draining. Going to parties to rub elbows with so-and-so and act like it's no big deal, when really all I was doing was hoping I'd have the success they had. Katy Perry
60. I'm not defined by where I came from. I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then I'm happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree. Katy Perry
61. My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed. Katy Perry
62. I didn't have a childhood. Katy Perry
63. I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting. Katy Perry
64. I have always been the kid who's asked 'Why?' In my faith, you're just supposed to have faith. But I was always like 'why?' Katy Perry
65. The press is just not your friend when it comes to a marriage. That's why we didn't sell the pictures of our wedding, and we got offered millions of dollars for them, millions. Katy Perry
66. I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music. Katy Perry
67. I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree. Katy Perry
68. I have multi-personality disorder - in a very good way, of course - when it comes to my fashion choices. Katy Perry
69. I feel really blessed because of where I come from. Katy Perry
70. My parents are very quirky, eccentric. They have their own world. Katy Perry
71. People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do. Katy Perry
72. I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids. Katy Perry
73. I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings. Katy Perry
74. If people want a role model, they can have Miley Cyrus. Katy Perry
75. I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18 because I know that it's always going to be a part of me. When I'm playing, it's staring right back at me, saying, 'Remember where you came from.' Katy Perry
76. I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination. Katy Perry
77. I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. Katy Perry
78. My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere. Katy Perry
79. I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus. Katy Perry
80. I've actually always wanted to make something like an acoustic record. Katy Perry
81. I'm a woman who likes to be courted - strongly. Katy Perry
82. I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change. Katy Perry
83. I'm not going to be everything to everyone. Katy Perry
84. You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It's not like I'm sitting on top of a pile of money. Katy Perry
85. I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say, 'Isn't this great?' or 'Can you believe?' And I would react, like, 'No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment.' Katy Perry
86. I still have a spiritual base and a spiritual foundation. Katy Perry
87. I write my songs because I've lived them. Katy Perry
88. Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female. Katy Perry
89. I like a good boy, but sometimes you get bored. Katy Perry
90. Hollywood is so fake and people need to realize that people are just people, and you, too, don't need to be born into something or have money or have whatever product someone is hawking on you. Katy Perry
91. I'd never devote a whole record to heartbreak. Katy Perry
92. Touring is always important to me. It's like a big IOU to my fans, because I know they are the reason I exist. Katy Perry
93. I still believe in love, most definitely. I'm just going to let that take the lead. Katy Perry
94. I love those documentaries where everyone is fabulous and always perfect. Katy Perry
95. I don't want to be above my audience; I want to be one with my audience. Katy Perry
96. I've always been ambitious since I was nine years old and that was never going to change. Katy Perry
97. There are times I go out and meet people and flirt, but it's not really appropriate to have anything serious. Katy Perry
98. Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do. Katy Perry
99. I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible - when I meet fans and they're crying, I'll say, 'Calm down, there's nothing to cry about.' Katy Perry
100. If you like my music, great, and if you don't, whatever. I'm going to keep making it either way. Katy Perry
101. I'm okay with having horrible lower teeth. Katy Perry
102. When I decide to become a mother I will just be that. That will be really important to me. Katy Perry
103. I came from a lot of intolerance and prejudice, which aren't necessarily healthy to evolve as a human. Katy Perry
104. I am so grateful for all the love and support I've had from people around the world. Katy Perry
105. My singing is really important to me, but when children come along they'll be my main focus. I'd never put my career in front of my babies - it'd be a case of fitting jobs around them. Katy Perry
106. I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy. Katy Perry
107. I don't have a Kate Moss body, but I'm very proud and happy with mine. Katy Perry
108. I was never really attached to a clique, and I wanted to be in all the different groups; I was never a one-group kind of person. I think that's still part of my personality today. Katy Perry
109. I never want to be just one thing - I want to be multidimensional. Katy Perry
110. I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world. Katy Perry
111. My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn't want to ruin their happiness - even if that happiness is ignorance. Katy Perry
112. Even if you actually have the good intent to do something creative or special with your life, it's hard. I mean, look at the number of people who actually get the opportunity. Katy Perry
113. I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. Katy Perry
114. I'm every woman. It takes a village to make me who I am. Katy Perry
115. The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there's not a whole lot you can do in terms of fighting back. You have to hope that it passes, which it always does. But they have to be careful. They didn't necessarily sign up for this. Katy Perry
116. I got a fantastic person to work me out and get me into really good shape. Katy Perry
117. One thing I can't do, and I hope that there are other people out there that feel the same way, is climb a rope. Oh my gosh, it's so hard to climb rope! It's all about grip and arms. Katy Perry
118. I'm going to let love lead the way, always. And I was born with this blind - blind ambition, and it's kind of gotten me here to this point. And I think that I'll stick to it. Katy Perry
119. I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life. Katy Perry
120. I don't feel like I'm very pop-star lame, but I'm definitely not hipster-cool. Katy Perry
121. You look at someone like Beyonce singing 'Single Ladies,' when we all know she's married. Some of it is just for entertainment. Katy Perry
122. Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. Katy Perry
123. My parents were strict, but it was the world I lived in. I had no idea there was a world outside. Katy Perry
124. I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult. Katy Perry
125. I'm okay if everything is honest and truthful and relatable. If it's fabricated and ill-motived, it's not good. Katy Perry
126. I don't want to completely self-sabotage everything that I've got and alienate everyone. But I definitely want to take some chances as I always have. Katy Perry
127. With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them. Katy Perry
128. I'm okay with having bad dance moves. I'm okay with having horrible lower teeth. That's what makes me me, and for some reason it's worked out all right. Katy Perry
129. I'm still driving along on the pop freeway of life. Thinking even further into the future, I definitely want to make an acoustic record. I want to try lots of different things. Katy Perry
130. I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more. Katy Perry
131. When I first started out, I was really attracted to having my own sense of style because I started swing dancing, Lindy hop, and jitterbug. Katy Perry
132. I think we're all blessed with gifts and I was lucky I just found out what mine was early on and have planted that seed and tried to water it every day. Katy Perry
133. Everyone related to me in my circle was from church: church friends, church school, church activities. All my friends weren't allowed to watch MTV or go to PG-13 movies or listen to the radio, so I didn't really know anything different. That's how I was raised. Katy Perry
134. I have a lot of ambition. Katy Perry
135. I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down. Katy Perry
136. Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it's not much of a hood, but it is definitely like my hood. I claim Santa Barbara like I claim my family. I'm going to be married and buried there. Katy Perry
137. I wanted it to be like Amy Grant, but it didn't pan out that way. My label actually went bankrupt, and I was left without a home. Katy Perry
138. I was raised in a super-sheltered atmosphere where we didn't watch anything besides Trinity Broadcasting Network - which was called TBN - or the Fox News channel. Katy Perry
139. I think that parents grow up with an idea of what they want their kids to be like - and then their kids grow up to be people of themselves, of their own. Katy Perry
140. My style icons were Gwen Stefani, when she was in No Doubt, and then Shirley Manson in Garbage. Katy Perry
141. The first songs I wrote were catchy, but the subject matter was God. Katy Perry
142. I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more. Katy Perry
143. I'm not defined by where I came from. Katy Perry
144. I'd go to the farmers' market in Santa Barbara, and I'd put out my guitar case, and I'd test out these little ditty songs that I would write, and I would get a couple of avocados, a bag of pistachios, and, like, fifteen bucks. That was a lot of money for me. Katy Perry
145. When I was younger, I used to be a part of the surfing-and-skateboarding community. Katy Perry
146. I wasn't going to great schools, because my parents didn't believe in public education. They wanted the education to be influenced by their religion, so I was going to these halfway education-slash-Christian schools that were like pop-up shop-style education. Katy Perry
147. I think you become more relatable when you're vulnerable. Katy Perry
148. People don't understand that I have a great relationship with my parents - like, how that can exist. There isn't any judgment. They don't necessarily agree with everything I do, but I don't necessarily agree with everything they do. Katy Perry
149. My parents are Republicans, and I'm not. Katy Perry
150. I don't take anything for granted. There are 500 other girls right behind me. And I know that, because I was one of them. Katy Perry
151. The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. Katy Perry
152. My sister travels with me, and she's the person who keeps me in line, whether I like it or not. I trust her and also have a good, healthy fear of her. Katy Perry
153. I grew up listening to gospel. That was the only thing that I had reference to because that was what my family was involved with. Katy Perry
154. I grew up in a life where the answer was always there, I guess. But now I'm out on my own and still looking for the answer. Nothing is solved for me. Katy Perry*Thanks for reading my favorite motivational quotes of this year, I wish you a wonderful year and hope you can look to these inspirational words whenever you need a book so you may confidently crush any challenges or goals that you set for yourself.
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