On not getting signed by Capitol Records, after months of negotiations, in 2007.
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I had this lump in my throat, but I couldn't even cry. I thought, I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. I was just sitting there in my car that I was two months behind on payments for, knowing I didn't have money for rent.
— Katy Perry
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Source: Wikiquote: "Katy Perry" (Quotes, Cosmopolitan magazine (2009): Interview in Cosmopolitan magazine (August 2009) )
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About Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born 25 October 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
About Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born 25 October 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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