YUNGBLUD released his sophomore album Weird! earlier this month, and during a recent interview with The Daily Star (via NME) gushed about Katy Perry's "punk rock" songs about sexuality before revealing that a song on the new album was inspired by the pop star.
He recalled hearing Perry’s "California Gurls" and "I Kissed A Girl" for the first time, declaring that “all that stuff was so punk rock to me.”
“I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember anyone else at that time doing anything like that,” YUNGBLUD added before explaining how "Cotton Candy" was influenced by Perry, whom he considers “such a rock star.”
“I just wanted a balls-to-the-wall song about sex, sexual liberation [and] fluidity, and talk about everyone’s ever-evolving idea of sexuality,” he admitted.
Watch the risque "Cotton Candy" video below.
YUNGBLUD's celebrating his album release with a listening party hosted by iHeartRadio.
Fans can listen and tune in free for a stream of the exclusive iHeartRadio Album Listening Party with YUNGBLUD on Friday, December 18th at at 9pm ET/6pm PT via LiveXLive.com and/or LiveXLive app. Fans can also listen to the show via iHeartRadio's Alternative Radio station.
Learn more about the event here.
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