ShejudgedAmerican Idolfor seven seasons, droppedtwo albums, and hosted 80 shows for her successfulPlayresidency.
Im a whole, actual, biological, physical different person!
But actually, life has completely evolved, so Im excited.
Katy PerryJack Bridgland*
On Monday, the pop starannounced that shell be bringing her Lifetimes Tourto the U.S. later this year.
Shes also approaching the time on the road with newfound inspiration and motivation.
The longer I get to live, the better I get at living it, she says.
(Hudson, for those whove forgotten, is her pre-fame birth name.)
She credits her experiences in 2024, and particularly the making of143, with getting her to this point.
Your new tour is called the Lifetimes Tour, because ofyour143song.
I always remember the audience is a hybrid of different types of people.
Its Number One fans, and then its just voyeurs.
Its people that only know me for one song, and then people that know Simple.
Its such a smorgasbord.
Were feeling seen, and were connecting with strangers.
But as an artist, I have a responsibility to myself to stay true to my art.
So Ill be introducing some new songs.
So, in the Lifetimes regard, yeah, we are going deep.
So youre performing Self-Inflicted on the road?Well, itll be up to you.
So fans will get to decide?Quite possibly, yes.
Justice forSmile, which didnt get a tour!No, because my C-section was healing.
I was unable to go down stairs!
I was raising a whole human.
And of course,Smilecame out two days after I had a baby.
I was still recovering from having Daisy, and I remember I was in the hospital bed.
I was like, Yay, my albums out.
And the nurse is going to come and wipe my butt now!
This is a whole different time in my life.
I like how you might associate your life points with the different album eras.
I didnt know the love that I was going to feel or receive after becoming a mother.
Its tapping into that feminine divine, tapping into the power of creating and giving life.
Do you still feel represented by the143era?
Are we continuing it with the tour?We will continue it.
Itll still have this kind of sci-fi tinge to it.
Itll be experiential, itll be interactive, and it will be a wonderful love-filled spectacle.
Its more and more and more.
Visuals have been such a big part of your artistry and your performances.
I really like to support new acts, and especially new female acts.
So Im excited for who will be able to come on the road with us.
One of them might be really known, and then some of them are European, crossing the pond.
There will be different acts for different territories, which is what I like to do.
The KatyCats like to travel, so theyll get a different show.
From me and the opener.
You have had storylines on some of your tours.
Will we have that sort of thing on this?Yes.
It always has a light seasoning of a narrative.
The narratives are always about finding love and finding your voice, and empowerment.
And why are we here?
Its to love and to connect.
Youre going toperform at FireAidon Thursday.
So many of your peers are going to be there too.
Is there anyone youre excited to see that night?Always.
Was there anyone performing youre excited to see?Is No Doubt playing Intuit?
I might have to pop over to see No Doubt.
Im excited to see you and Gaga on the same night.Yeah.
The cool thing is that were all just doing this to help.
Music heals in its own way.
Also on the line-up for FireAid is Stevie Nicks, who talked about you inher Rolling Stone interviewlast year.
In pop music, especially with women, they have a lot of pressure on them.
Its amazing to have people that you look up to tell you how to navigate that.
I get to do that and I like to give the cheat codes.
Even being able to do this song with Doechii, weve had a lot of candid conversations.
And Im like, Girl, here are the cheat codes.
You always respect people who have come before you and paved the way.
Like, Im here.
Chappell Roansaid thatyou reached out to her last year.Im like, are you OK?
Because this is like a freaking experiment!
And these days, its super quick.
Its really being thrown into it.
What lessons did you learn from 2024?
Im excited to see this world tour through Daisys eyes.
Its like seeing Christmas in a whole different light.
When you have a little kid, their eyes light up about the wildest things.
Can you imagine being happy about seeing an airplane in the sky?
Look up into the sky and you see an airplane and youre excited and happy?
And you get a dopamine hit from that?
Imagine how much Ill be able to experience through her seeing all this.
Ill be living off of that energy.
