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"Believe it or not, there was once a time when Katy Perry wasn't swinging through the jungle on vines wearing nothing but cheetah-print tops and skirts made of leaves. Or singing songs about Chapstick. (Crazy, we know.) In fact, she was more like your average 16-year-old wearing pigtails and trying to cover up zits.\n\nIn the video below, we get to see a totally different side of the star who's since taken over the world, following her behind the scenes on a Christian music tour. \"I'm just some little kid from California who plays the guitar and sings,\" she says. But don't get us wrong\u2014she may have been a \"kid,\" but Katy already had a huge following for her soulful music. \"Everyone thinks I'm like, a superstar...you know, like a rock star...but that's not who I am at all.\"\n\n Even as a ninth grader (for the second time!), it's clear from the video that she has some major talent. And just like any other teenager, she has more dreams and fears than she can count. If she only knew she'd have her first hit single, \"I Kissed a Girl,\" just seven years later.\n\nDid seeing Katy as a teenager surprise you? Think she'd be fun to hang out with? Tell us in the comments!\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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