You might not hear Katy Perry roar for a little while.
The pop star says she's taking a break from making music after releasing her fifth studio album last year and completing her latest drawn-out world tour over the summer.
"I've been on the road for like 10 years, so I'm just going to chill," Perry told Footwear News. "I'm not going to go straight into making another record. I feel like I've done a lot. I feel like I've rung the bell of being a pop star very loudly, and I'm very grateful for that."
Perry, 33, has taken on a number of different ventures beyond songwriting and performing in recent years, including starring as a judge on "American Idol" and working on her Katy Perry Collections shoe line. The "Roar" singer also notes she's made it a point recently to focus on her mental well-being.
"I've done a lot of work lately in the past year on my mental health, on my spiritual and emotional side," she told the outlet. "Now I've been trying to find the balance and not overindulging, just trying to stay grounded. My sister lives right next door to me, and my family is not really fazed by anything.
"They're proud of me, but they don't put me on a pedestal _ everybody is pretty normcore," she continued. "My boyfriend, (Orlando Bloom), is a great anchor. For some reason, I attract people who are really real and call me out on stuff when I'm being cuckoo."
Perry and Bloom, 41, began dating in early 2016. They broke up last year before getting back together in 2018.
It's now been more than a decade since Perry broke through as one of pop music's biggest stars, and she's happy to no longer feel the pressure of having to prove herself.
"Well, I knew what I wanted to do when I was 9 years old, so everything else became secondary to that," she told Footwear News. "I didn't really pay attention to anything besides my craft _ which is great, and I love it. I love making music, I love writing. But I don't feel like I'm a part of a game anymore; I just feel like I'm an artist. I don't feel like I have to prove anything, which is a freeing feeling."
