MUSIC
FROM COTTON CANDY
To Ballsy Candour
T
o keep humbly grounded and heart-centered when one makes it to the top is likely one
of the greatest spiritual challenges any famous person has.
When Katy Perry first released her debut album “One of the Boys”, she shared a however
quirky gut-level candour with her audience that gained her international fame. As her popularity grew, so did an imaginary world of candy canes and lollipops grow around her. The
presence of a sugar rush, rather than lasting nourishment, reflects a possible thinning of her
creative ground.
For many, it is easy to relate to the message in her new song “Roar”. We all have overcome
bullies, obstacles and hardships in our own way, and have had to learn to roar. Perry is no
exception: she has been through a lot with her rise to fame and subsequent dissolution of her