Katy Perry - Mikael Jansson Photoshoot for Interview Magazine March 2012

Why does the world love Katy Perry? The conventional wisdom is that if you have to ask the question, then you’ll never fully understand the answer—although, tens of millions of people do, which is why she is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. But after a titanic and tumultuous year that began with an epic world tour, hit its peak with a run of five No. 1 singles, and ended with her husband of 15 months, comedian Russell Brand, filing for divorce, Perry is now out to prove that she’s something else, too: unsinkable.