Katy Perry compared performing at the Super Bowl to the feeling before giving birth or being on 'the edge of death'
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- Katy Perry revisited her 2015 Super Bowl performance in an interview with Vogue.
- In it, the "California Gurls" singer said playing the show was the "most intense feeling ever."
- "This must be the feeling before you give birth or when you're on the edge of death," Perry said.
It's been eight years since Katy Perry made her mark as a Super Bowl halftime show performer, but it's not an experience she'll be forgetting anytime soon.
The "California Gurls" singer, 38, recently opened up about what it was like to perform at such a high-profile event in a new Vogue "Life in Looks" interview. Tens of millions watch the Super Bowl halftime show, which has previously been played by some of the biggest names in entertainment history including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, and Madonna.
Perry's performance, which featured special guests Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot, remains the most-watched Super Bowl halftime performance with over 121 million viewers, according to CNBC. Rihanna, who performed at this year's game, is with 118.7 million viewers, the outlet reports.
Reflecting on the big night, Perry told Vogue said that she recalled having the most "intense" feeling ever.
"Playing the Super Bowl was really the most intense feeling ever," Perry said. "But I was like 'Oh, this must be the feeling before you give birth or when you're on the edge of death."
She went on to discuss one of her most memorable looks from her performance – a red, white, yellow, and blue striped matching skirt and crop top set. Perry first appeared in the outfit roughly four minutes into the 12 and a half minute set while performing "Teenage Dream."
"This was a collaboration with Jeremy Scott, with myself, and Johnny Wujek," she said. Scott was the creative director of Moschino, but stepped down from his position in March. Meanwhile, Wujek is an Emmy-award-winning costume designer, according to his Instagram profile.
"It takes after the classic primary color beach ball you see during summer and at the beach," Perry added.
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Earlier in the interview, Perry also shared a funny behind-the-scenes story of her look for the 2010 "California Gurls" music video. She'd decided to get a spray tan that went from giving her sun-kissed skin to becoming somewhat of a beauty nightmare.
"Rarely do I get spray tans," Perry said. "And typically, you're supposed to get them the night before, right? Well, I just didn't have time, so I got them the day of my music video."
That meant her skin gradually changed color throughout the day, getting "oranger, and oranger, and oranger," and required post-production fixes, she said.
"We had to spend so much extra money on color grading this music video," Perry laughed. "Kids, just a little tip: fake tans, night before."