Katy Perry has given the lowdown on what she thinks of her fellow female pop stars. In an interview with Nylon magazine, Katy, 25, discussed both the leftfield sensation that is Lady Gaga, as well as the more conservative current sweetheart of mid-America, Taylor Swift, as well as Rhianna and Ke$ha.

“You’ve got GaGa, who’s like, from outer space; you’ve got Ke$ha, who’s the beer-drinking, house-party girl; and then you’ve got Rihanna, who’s transforming the urban world into her own outer space,” said Perry.
“But I feel like you’re missing an Alanis Morissette, in 2010. I love how she was a voice for a lot of people who couldn’t explain their feelings.”

Perry also claims that she feels a kinship to the multi-Grammy winning Taylor Swift. “Sometimes I really feel like I’m more of a Taylor Swift,” she said. “She tells stories, and I think that’s why she resonates with a lot of people. She hits the hidden chord in them [where they say], ‘Oh my God, I’ve been through that too,’ or ‘You said it in a way I could never explain.’”

However despite the universal compliments, it doesn’t seem like it was always that way, particularly in the case of Lady Gaga.

“When I heard The Fame Monster, I was like, ‘What the f*** is she talking about – teeth and he ate my heart and monster and dance in the dark and s***?’ I thought she was such a shock jock.

“Then I saw her on the American Music Awards, and I was like, ‘You’re an animal of another kind, and we need you!”‘

Perry also revealed how her current beau, comedian Russell Brand, has already had a significant influence on her career.

“He’s like Jim Morrison meets Charles Manson meets Jesus meets a little bit of Elvis,” says Perry. “He’s a walking genius. Just standing next to him makes me smarter.

“He’s good for me. He’s not a pussy in any way, shape or form. He’s the boss; he calls the shots. But I like that. I’ve been waiting for someone I couldn’t steamroll.

“Love has really affected [my songwriting]. I know how to handle a man now. So it’s talking about the love rather than, you know, being annoyed with boys.”