The 32-year-old singer has just released her new album "Witness" which she claims consists of some of her most honest and politically charged lyrics, reported NME magazine.
Perry says she wants her admirers to know who Katheryn Hudson really is away from the bubblegum pop of her past.
"I love being Katy Perry, and I'm not saying anything about Katy Perry, but I was born Katheryn Hudson and I think people are going to start seeing more of that, because I was terrified to show that, so I built this character that's still me, but the exaggerated version," Perry says.