London:
Pop star Katy Perry refused to lie about her new song Part of me even though colleaguessuggested she should tell fans it was written about her failed marriage to Russell Brand.
The famous couple's marriage crumbled late last year and the I Kissed A Girl hit-maker released the angst-riddenbreak-up song just weeks after the funnyman filed for divorce.
However, she has now revealed she was asked to tell fans the track was written more recently, but she didn't want tolie, Daily Star reported.
"I wrote it two years ago, which is funny because everybody is like 'God, it sounds so current.'
"And some people that I work with were like 'You should just say you wrote it a couple of weeks ago.' I'm going totell the truth. I wrote it two years ago when I was writing and recording Teenage Dream, (but) it didn't feel right on therecord," she said.
The famous couple's marriage crumbled late last year and the I Kissed A Girl hit-maker released the angst-riddenbreak-up song just weeks after the funnyman filed for divorce.
However, she has now revealed she was asked to tell fans the track was written more recently, but she didn't want tolie, Daily Star reported.
"I wrote it two years ago, which is funny because everybody is like 'God, it sounds so current.'
"And some people that I work with were like 'You should just say you wrote it a couple of weeks ago.' I'm going totell the truth. I wrote it two years ago when I was writing and recording Teenage Dream, (but) it didn't feel right on therecord," she said.