Katy Perry is trying again on a few of her previous musical regrets.
The 38-year-old American Idol choose revealed in a TikTok video posted by 102.7 KIIS FM on Friday (Jan. 27) that she had as soon as handed on the chance to work with Billie Eilish forward of her 2016 debut single “Ocean Eyes.”
Throughout a Q&A portion of what seemed to be an intimate live performance, Perry revealed that somebody had “despatched me an e mail one time that [said],’Hey, try this new artist. I’d actually like us to work along with her, as a result of she was working with me for Unsub [Records].”
The “Darkish Horse” singer continued, “It was a track known as ‘Ocean Eyes,’ and it was only a blonde woman. And I used to be like, ‘Meh, boring.’”
Together with her eyes widening, Perry admitted that passing on the prospect to work with Eilish — who was not but a family title — was a “enormous mistake, huge mistake.” She then playfully added, “Don’t let this hit the web.”
Following the discharge of “Ocean Eyes,” Eilish went on to win seven Grammys, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar. She additionally has 5 high 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, together with chart-topper “Dangerous Man.” Eilish earned her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 along with her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, in 2021.
Perry and Eilish have since develop into mates, as proven in Eilish’s Apple TV+ documentary The World’s a Little Blurry. At one level within the movie, Perry pulls Eilish apart earlier than the singer’s 2019 Coachella efficiency and tells her she will be able to name if she ever wants any assist understanding the weird world of pop stardom.
Watch Perry reveal her “huge mistake” of not working with Eilish within the TikTok video beneath.
