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Katy Perry: 'I wrote 'Teenage Dream' album in a toddler state'

Pop beauty Katy Perry has revealed that her new album, 'Prism', marks a move away from her previous persona and a shift towards maturity. 

She released the new record earlier this week, but told Reuters that she wrote songs on her 'Teenage Dream' album in a "toddler state" that she can no longer identify with:

"I think what 'Prism' is, is an evolution and a maturity. I had to find own self-identity the hard way. But I did. I came out alive and stronger, a little bit stronger."

Perry added to USA Today that now she's about to turn 29 she is excited to finally be on the verge of leaving her twenties behind as the decade has been tough on her: "I've dealt with my 20s pretty good. I faced reality. I've learned from it and I'm ready to take on my 30s, which I hear are great."

Referring to the tracks on her new album and the new sound she is showcasing, she joked: "I don't think it's cheesy, the idea that light always wins over the darkness. People may say I'm not as cool as blah-blah-blah. I'm not afraid of that."

 

Watch Perry performing 'This Moment' at a recent event here: