Katy Perry

“With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.”

“If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.”

“I wasn't going to great schools, because my parents didn't believe in public education. They wanted the education to be influenced by their religion, so I was going to these halfway educatio...”

“I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.”

“I just have so much love for my record label.”

“I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18 because I know that it's always going to be a part of me. When I'm playing, it's staring right back at me, saying, 'Remember where you came...”

“If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar!”

“I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.”

“I have a second chance on life.”

“My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere.”