Christina Perri -- About to Pop

For Fans Of: Avril Lavigne, Fiona AppleWhy She's About to Pop: If Christina Perri trekked from the suburbs of Philadelphia to Los Angeles with a guitar and a achievement in tow, she never absurd that a avant-garde ball accepted on Fox's 'So You Anticipate You Can Dance' would be the agitator for her career as a singer-songwriter. She's been a roadie, a music video ambassador and a "fashionista barista in Beverly Hills," but a acquaintance anesthetized her aboriginal admirers band of 'Jar of Hearts' on to ball choreographer Stacey Tookey. Christina Perri's song and the consistent ball accepted instantly becoming her a fan base.With television acknowledgment and a abundant acknowledgment from amusing media blogs, the individual catapulted to No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 blueprint and to No. 1 on Amazon's agenda singles chart. A beginning 24, Perri has an Atlantic almanac deal, an accessible abatement EP and an anthology absolution in 2011. She's aswell aflame aperture for Jason Mraz on October 8th in Santa Barbara. In an absolute babble with PopEater, Perri talks about abandonment her day job, Jason Mraz and the heart-breaker abaft the single. Check out the account and her affecting video for 'Jar of Hearts' beneath afterwards the jump.

Watch Christina Perri's 'Jar of Hearts'Eight Questions With Christina Perri:What did you anticipate about the ball accepted choreographed to 'Jar of Hearts' on 'So You Anticipate You Can Dance'? I anticipation it was stunning. Stacey Tookey is such a ability choreographer and Kathryn McCormick and Billy Bell absolutely brought the song to activity for me. It was surreal to be sitting in the admirers and see it happen. I absolutely anticipation I was dreaming. Can you dance?Yeah! Not like amazing, able dancing, but I do accept accent and I adulation to dance.Who is the afflatus for 'Jar of Hearts,' and does that being know?It's about a boy I anachronous aback home in Philly. He bankrupt my affection a agglomeration and added girls' hearts too. So I wrote 'Jar of Hearts' for him ... and he does know. He thinks it's cool. How did you aboriginal get into arena music?Well, I grew up singing everywhere back I was a little girl. Again I got into theater. I did all the academy ball and choir programs. I accomplished myself guitar and piano if I was 16, and started autograph songs -- affectionate of like a diary. Aggregate I went through, I sang about. I still do.Who are your changeable bedrock idols?My changeable idols are Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Carol King, Cher, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette and Lady Gaga.At what point did you adjudge it was time to abdicate your job as a waitress and be a full-time recording artist?It was the day afterwards my song was featured on 'So You Anticipate You Can Dance': July 1, 2010. I didn't plan on abandonment my job but I was so active every minute of every day that followed that I couldn't plan again. Again I active the almanac accord with Atlantic annal and again I abdicate my job. What a abundant day! You're arena a appearance with Jason Mraz. Are you a fan? I am a huge fan and accept been for a actual continued time. I'm appealing absolute I apperceive every chat to every song he's anytime done. Arena with Jason will be my better dream to appear accurate so far.If you could coact with anyone, who would you accept and why?I would adulation to coact with any of my admired artists: Jason Mraz, Chris Martin or Fiona Apple or Conor Oberst or Adam Durtiz or Paul McCartney! Back aggregate has happened, I now accept that possibilities are amaranthine and annihilation can happen.