Katy Perry performed “Chained To The Rhythm” at the 2017 Brit Awards on Wednesday.
The singer spent the last few years on a hiatus of sorts, but kicked off the next phase of her career earlier this month. Perry performed “Chained To The Rhythm” at the Grammys exactly 10 days ago, marking the first time she sang the song live. Now she brought the comeback single to the Brits.
The 32-year-old singer revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw on Monday that she felt nervous to perform at this year’s ceremony. “TV performances are my Achilles heel, because obviously I see my peers who I admire sitting in the audience, and I’m like ‘I’ll never be Beyonce, I’m just less than Beyonce,'” she said. “I’m me in my own way and I love being me, but shoot, Beyonce is so much better than everyone else, so it’s hard performing sometimes.”
Perry, who took home the award for Best International Female Solo Artist in 2009, then went on to admit that her first time at the Brits wasn’t a particularly exciting experience. “The first time I went to the Brits I had a [fever] of maybe 102, and I was so sick, and I walked the carpet and they were like ‘You can’t go home,’ as they knew I was gonna win, and I was like, ‘Why am I here, I’m literally dying,'” she recalled.
The pop star continued, “I went to the girls’ bathroom and Natalie Imbruglia pulled up the curtain and was like, ‘Are you alright, babe?’ I had to stay and get the award and I just went straight to bed. It was tragic. It was my only connection with the Brits.”