MAY dahilan kung bakit hindi na nagdiriwang ng Valentine’s Day si Katy Perry.

“This is like National Donut Day to me; it’s like a made-up holiday,” saad ng pop star sa panayam ni Hamish Bowles ng Vogue na isinagawa noong Pebrero 14. “I think I broke up with Valentine’s Day in my 20s. It’s just so pressure-filled.”

Dagdag ni Perry, “It’s not easy loving me.”

Ang Chained to the Rhythm singer ang magiging cover ng magazine sa kanilang May issue at naging bukas sa pagbabahagi ng kanyang pananaw tungkol sa pakikipagrelasyon at sa kanyang 20s, na kabilang ang pagiging kasal kay Russell Brand sa loob ng dalawang taon. Ilang linggo matapos ang panayam, naibunyag din na hiwalay na sila ni Orlando Bloom.

“It’s a nice place to be,” aniya sa pagiging 32. “I love it! I wouldn’t give anything to go back to my 20s.”

Patuloy niya, “I’ve learned a lot of lessons -- patience, the art of saying no, that everything doesn’t have to end in marriage.”

Ibinahagi rin ni Perry, sa naturang panayam na naging maayos siya sa loob ng isang buwan. “I go through little periods when it’s time to cleanse my mind,” paliwanag niya.

Nagbalik-tanaw din ang 13-time Grammy nominee tungkol sa kanyang hindi magandang simula sa music business bago siya sumikat sa paglabas ng kanyang 2010 album na Teenage Dream.

“I had so much ambition and determination, and that’s what kept me going,” ani Perry. “The rocket was riding me for a bit, but now I am riding the rocket.”

“I know that I can bring light and joy and happiness in tiny installments of three minutes and 30 seconds,” aniya pa. “That does something.” - ET Online