Hello and welcome everybody. I’m Jackie Nelson and today I am interviewing the lovely Katy Perry, who has just dropped a new single “Disco Fling.” Katy, the name of the song is so ill-fitting! This is more like a beautiful marriage!

On Disco Fling

To me, Disco Fling is a about enjoying the small things in life. Too often are we caught up in a whirlwind of life’s events that we forget the small things that really sculpt us. This one is really simply about finding someone attractive. We always pass people by, and some catch our eyes more than others. You have a tiny little connection there, and I wanted to celebrate that! I couldn’t write a traditional love song, because with regard to my specific encounter, no love ever happened. I’m happy that many people relate to that, because let’s face it: A love story isn’t the be all and end all of life.

On Glatsonbury

I’m performing there soon and I am super excited! I get to perform 5-6 songs, so I’m really not overworking myself. That’s why I aim to give my audience the best audio-visual experience I can! We’ll have more dance-oriented songs in place, to stay true to my current work. There will definitely be a new song or two, and a few remixes of my older songs! Stage-wise, I’ll do the best that I can to keep it entertaining. Given that it’s a festival, there’s a whole lot of limits. But the best things are always made out of nothing!

On Empowerment

A lot of my work is very empowering. I want both women and men feeling strong and confident when they listen to my music. I think that these messages are so important in songs, because sometimes we don’t have someone to turn to, but most commonly, we don’t want to turn to anyone. If you stick on a song, nobody has to know what you’re listening to or what it means to you. I want to share my message to women and men, that you’re all valuable. And no matter that shit you go through, you can always break the mould. If my lyrics remind you just that once how special you are, then I will continue to push messages like that. My upcoming album has a few of those.

On Working with other artists

Certainly, in this industry, you’ll work an artist in one way or another. They don’t have to directly feature on your song, they might help to write it or even simply inspire it. I’ve worked with a few artists on my upcoming record, and I’m so proud of our collaborative effort. I’m open to working with anyone who’ll have me, like if Lana or Maluma called me right now I’d dash! (laughs) Well obviously I’d finish the interview first cause I’m not that rude.

On the future

My schedule is always hectic! After my Glatsonbury performance, I’ll be visiting Australia to promote Disco Fling. I’m super excited, we have lots of stuff planned. But further on from that, it’s a little bit hazy. But I’ll be taking my time, and making the most of this era as I can.