"Truth be told, I did more than that! But in 2008, when that song came out, I knew that it started a conversation that a lot of the world seemed curious enough to sing along to it."
"These people were nothing like I had been taught to fear," she said. "They were the most free, strong, kind, and inclusive people that I have ever met. They stimulated my mind, and they filled my heart with joy, and they danced with joy while doing it. These people are actually, magic, and they are magic because they are living their truth."
"Priceless lessons happen large. The path of discovery has made me, has tested me, and forever changed me. You don't get to choose your family, but you can choose your tribe. I stand here as real evidence for all that no matter where you came from it is about where you are going, that real change, real evolution, and that real perception shift can happen, if we open our minds and soften our hearts."
At the iHeartRadio Music Awards, she debuted her new 'do, which she paired with a pantsuit, according to People Music. Katy revealed on her Instagram Story that she is "turning a new leaf." She talked about her hairstyle in another Instagram post, writing, "I WASN'T READY TILL NOW."
Radio host Elvis Duran remarked on her new look on the red carpet. That's when Perry said that she wants to change the conversation on what it looks like for women to appear "feminine."
"I feel like there's a new wave, a new authentic vibe coming in and I think this matches. I want to redefine what it means to be feminine. Look at Scarlett Johansson, who's one of the most beautiful women in the world. We have the same haircut and I saw her at an Oscars party and was like, 'I'm doing it.' You're hot, you can be hot and look great with this kind of hair. Why not?"
