Katy Perry Penning Break-Up Songs

Russell Brand with “The One That Got Away”, Katy Perry at the European Premiere of Arthur at Cineworld 02 on April 19, 2011 in London, England

Prepare yourself for some sappy, heartbreak songs, because Katy Perry is currently in the process of writing them amidst her and Russell Brand’s divorce.

Sources close to the pop singer tell The Sun that Perry started to keep a log of her feelings when things between her and Russell began to go awry, and apparently now she’s on to writing songs about her heartache.

One source says, “Ever since problems started to emerge, she penned her thoughts in a diary which she goes back to draw upon for lyrics for her songs.”

“She has always said that writing is almost a form of therapy for her and she would often be found in her dressing room on tour writing in her diary.”

The source then adds, “She spent a lot of time in Hawaii over Christmas writing lyrics to two of her latest tracks.”

As you might recall, as I’m sure you can because it’s been seared into our brains since the news broke, Brand filed for divorce from Perry last Friday in L.A., citing “irreconcilable differences.”

It totally makes sense Perry would use her writing as therapy. One of my closest friends is a musician/songwriter and she swears that writing about pain and heartache is the best treatment for a break-up. Well, that and a lot of booze, sleep, crying, the list goes on and on.

The one thing that did surprise me about this story was that I did not know Katy Perry wrote her own music. No joke! I guess you do learn something new everyday.

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