Show Notes

Katy Perry was 15 years old when she was discovered, singing gospel songs in her parents’ traveling ministry. She quickly signed a record deal and thought she had it made. Little did Perry know, before becoming one of the highest-paid artists in the world, before tying Michael Jackson’s long-held records and before becoming the most-followed woman on Twitter, she would be rejected and dropped. By four different record labels.

Join us this week as we tell Perry’s remarkable story. From lying wide awake at night, wondering how she’ll make rent, to living out her teenage dream.

The major sources for this episode include:

1. Documentary: Katy Perry: Part of Me
2. Forbes: How Katy Perry Became America’s Top Pop Export
3. Vanity Fair: Katy Perry’s Grand Tour
4. Human Rights Campaign: Katy Perry National Equality Award Speech
5. Katie Couric: Katy Perry All Access Grammy Special
6. Alice Hudson: Katy Perry: Rebel Dreamer
7. Kimberly Dillon Summers: Katy Perry: A Biography
8. Clevver Music: Glen Ballard on Discovering Katy Perry
9. W Magazine: Katy Perry (In Any Language)
10. Cosmopolitan Magazine: Katy Perry, Superstar!
11. Hit Quarters: Interview with Chris Anokute, A&R for Katy Perry, Joss Stone
12. BBC: Talking Shop: Katy Perry
13. Vogue: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Katy Perry
14. MTV: Katy Perry on her ‘Long and Winding Road’ from Singing Gospel to Kissing Girls

From the creators of Under the Influence:
Executive Producer & Host: Terry O’Reilly
Writer & Host: Sidney O’Reilly
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Researcher: Abby Forsyth
Engineer: Keith Ohman
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner

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