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Katy Perry announces plans for hiatus and "wilderness trek"

Katy Perry has admitted that she needs a well-deserved break and plans to take some time off next year so that she can go on a wilderness trek. 

Speaking to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton, the 'Firework' songstress explained that she really wants to learn "how to live off the land" and intends to get back to nature in 2012:

"I need to breathe a bit and, for me, when I write good songs, it's because I've experienced something. So I really need to take a little bit of time to experience a little bit more so I have better material."

She has been ploughing through dates on her extensive California Dreams Tour for months now and it's not due to end until January 22 so her hiatus won't happen until after Christmas. 

"I wanna travel a little bit and that sounds crazy (after a tour), but really, I wanna travel in my own way. Maybe... the early part of next year, I'm going to go on a wilderness trek, where it's basically like surviving without anything, learning how to make fire, learning how to live off the land, from nature," She added. "I'm really excited to learn how to make fire, if I ever have to go to a party and somebody needs a light! I'm excited to learn how to make fire with my bare hands, if I can."

 

 

 

Watch her acoustic performance of 'The One That Got Away' from the American Music Awards below: