I can handle fame

Katy Perry has admitted that she is glad she had time to grow up before becoming famous. In an interview with BBC Radio 2 Katy said that she believed her late success had kept her from making the same mistakes as some of her peers.

“My first record didn’t take off until I was 23 so I was perhaps in a different headspace to someone who became successful at a younger age,” she explained.

“If you’re starting at 14 or 15 your maturity hasn’t fully evolved. I’m not going to say I won’t mess up, because someday I might want to shave my head. But not today because I’ll get sunburn!”

She added: “I’m lucky because I have a great support system.” Katy also revealed that she held out on signing a record deal in hopes of finding one that suited her artistic ambitions. “I had a very strong vision and some record companies didn’t like that, but I waited for the right one and took a chance. I was lucky because it doesn’t always pay off.”