Posted by Adam

Tuesday July 14, 2009

Katy Perry doesn’t party like she used to — because she’s worried it’ll ruin her career.

The Waking up in Vegas songstress admits she is starting to mellow, and insists she is only interested in her work.

“My motto has always been: live life to the full because at the end you’re dead,” Perry said. “But I’m starting to mellow a bit. I still believe in taking risks in my music, but I’ve realized that I can’t party like I used to and expect to remain focused on my work.

“I’ve seen too many people live that way and almost wreck their careers. That’s not going to happen to me. I’m still full on, but these days I see the wisdom in having a good night’s sleep.”

Katy, 24, recently revealed that she likes to date creative men.

“These days I’m attracted to creative men — musicians or artists who are able to express intense emotions through their work,” she told Britain’s Live! magazine. “How they look is secondary to how they stimulate me mentally.

“In high school, hunky was good enough for me and that’s how I ended up in a relationship with a golfer who was just about to turn pro. I had no interest in golf and he had no interest in music.

“We had absolutely nothing in common. It was doomed to fail and it did after a few months. No more golfers for me.”

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