But in the years between 2001 and 2007, her pre-fame musical endeavors included backing vocals on Christian hard rock band P.O.D.’s 2006 single “Goodbye For Now”.
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The 30-year-old singer appears as a performer in the clip, which began circulating all over the Internet on Wednesday, according to Entertainment Weekly. Can you spot her rocking out in the background.
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P.O.D. has taken issue with the way the video has been covered, however, with guitarist Marcos Curiel, particularly unhappy with Perry being described as “a backup singer”. This is the problem with music journalism today … Let’s go back to this P.O.D. performance on Leno that featured an obscure Christian singer named Katy Hudson. She even released a debut album under that name in 2001.
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Only two years later, Perry did just that, signing to Capitol Records and embracing her future as a Top 40 heathen with her trysexual breakout hit “I Kissed a Girl”. What the game involves isn’t entirely clear yet, but in true Perry fashion it seems as if it will be as colorful and candy-influenced as her Teenage Dream album. Not only is she busy wrapping up her Prismatic World Tour, but she’s also coming out with a mobile game.
