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Why Christina Perri Was Happy to Take 8 Years Between Albums · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Christina Perry, who had
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Speaker 1: two of the last decades biggest ballots with Jar of
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Speaker 1: Hearts in a Thousand Years, is back with her first
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Speaker 1: studio I'm in eight years, which is an eternity for
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Speaker 1: a pop star. But Christina has no regrets because life
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Speaker 1: simply got in the way. She had tours, fell in love,
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Speaker 1: had a child, dealt with serious personal heartbreak, and in
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Speaker 1: the end it only made the project stronger, she tells
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Speaker 1: songwriter Universe. Not having to rush was a nice freedom
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Speaker 1: for my creativity. I feel that most artists are racing
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Speaker 1: some sort of clock, whether it's a hit song or
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Speaker 1: a momentum that they have, or staying relavant. I feel
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Speaker 1: there's always that hurry. And the truth is I did
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Speaker 1: nineteen tours in a row, had eight singles, such a
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Speaker 1: great career up until what I call my little break.
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Speaker 1: So I decided, if I go back and do this,
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Speaker 1: I can do whatever. I didn't have any pressure to
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Speaker 1: do what I had done before. I took my time
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Speaker 1: and wrote about my life. The fourteen songs she came
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Speaker 1: up with are what make Up A Lighter Shade of Blue,
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Speaker 1: which is out now, that's direct from Hollywood,