Katy Perry Reveals Whether She Reads Negative Album Reviews — and the Advice Her Therapist Gave About Them

Perry released her latest studio album, ‘143,’ in September

Katy Perry isn’t fazed by her critics.

Speaking with PEOPLE about her newly announced Lifetimes Tour, which is in support of her album 143, the “Hot N Cold” singer revealed she does read her album reviews — but has found it’s best to avoid them all together.

“You shouldn’t read it when it’s good. You shouldn’t read it when it’s bad,” Perry, 40, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

She adds, “My therapist said something that really changed my life. What anybody thinks about you is none of your business. It’s what you think about yourself.”

Despite any negative reviews, this album is about personal change — and she hopes it can become “the soundtrack for anyone’s life.”

“I created this album out of a real shift in my life when I became a mother, and I really tapped into that feminine divine energy. The messages on it are celebratory. They’re about love,” Perry says of the album’s creation.