In a new interview with Billboard Magazine Katy Perry opens up about her new album, divorce and boyfriend John Mayer. Katy reveals to the mag that she had suicidal thoughts during her divorce! Luckily Katy bounced back and found love again with musician boyfriend John Mayer.
Katy Perry describes her personal struggles after her split from Russell Brand in detail in a songs off her upcoming album, “PRISM,” she get deep on one track about suicidal thoughts.
The 28-year-old Pop star is candid in a interview with Billboard magazine about “PRISM.”
She details some of the most devastating moments of her divorce from Brand. In “Ghost,” she sings “You sent a text/It’s like the wind changed your mind,” referencing how Brand dumped her via text message back in 2011. “By the Grace of God” describes Perry lying on the bathroom floor, fending off suicidal thoughts.
“That song is evident of how tough it really was at a certain point,” she told Billboard’s Ryan McGinley. “I asked myself, ‘Do I want to endure? Should I continue living?’ All the songs are real-life moments. I can only write autobiographically. I put all the evidence in the music. I tell my fans if they want to know the real truth about stuff, just listen to the songs.”
She said, “I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that.”
These days, Perry told Elle Canada she practices Transcendental Meditation and makes sure to keep balance in her life.
Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
