by Melanie Wolfson
When my supervisor asked if I wanted to go to a shoot with Katy Perry, I'll admit that I was pretty pumped. Not that I'm Perry's #1 fan, by any means, but I have definitely rocked out to "I Kissed a Girl" more times than I can count (you know you're guilty too!) and was excited to meet the pretty face with the cool outfits behind the song.
As I piled into a cab with the rest of the small crew we were allowed to bring over to the EMI headquarters, I imagined Perry would be this totally awesome, down-to-earth sort of chick that I could grab a beer with. But my first impression? Not quite what I had imagined.
Perry walked into the lobby from the room where she had just finished an interview, and proceeded to shout (jokingly), "I can't do this anymore!" She then picked up a copy of Paper magazine — she's this month's cover girl — and threw it on the floor, saying, "Ugh! Who is this? What a diva!"
It was definitely amusing to watch Perry poke fun at herself. However, once we had our 20 minutes of exclusive time with Perry, I watched as Kim Stolz asked Perry about everything from her current tour to her breakup with Travis McCoy to whether the song that made her popular had any truth value (yes, she has kissed a girl ... and liked it). She became more what I thought she'd be like as the interview progressed, even though her answers to some questions made me wonder how many times she had used the same line.
I had a couple of minutes of my own with Perry, so I introduced myself as an intern and she was more than willing to offer her opinion about those in my shoes.
With her fist raised, Perry noted, "I love interns, because interns become CEOs. Yeah!"
Thanks, Katy, I hope you're right.
Beyond the makeup, expensive-looking black heels with gold embellishments and talk about her new house in Malibu, California, Perry came off as just a normal girl — albeit one who has made it big in the music biz.
In the end, I liked Katy Perry. Her initial actions may have thrown me off, but I'm sure if I had an album certified platinum and chart-topping singles, I'd get tired of all the interviews too.
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