Chris Stapleton: How He Accidentally ‘Offended’ Katy Perry

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

January 27th, 2021 10:21 AM

A few years back, Chris Stapleton was taking part in a tribute to Dolly Parton for the Grammys and he had a chance encounter with Katy Perry who was also performing. An offhand comment ended up offending the pop diva.

Stapleton told us, “We were backstage at the Dolly Parton tribute at the Grammys and we were both performing on that and I never met her before and we struck up a conversation waiting our turn for soundcheck backstage. I said something that was self deprecating, probably, ‘Oh, well, we’re just musicians’ or something to that effect,  to which she said, ‘Well, you know, that’s offensive to me and you. We’re healers. We have an important job.'”

Chris adds, “It was very enlightening in that moment, and I apologized; in no way was it meant to insult her or musicians in general, but yeah, it changed my thinking quite a bit.”

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  CMT's Leslie Fram, honoree's Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini and guest take photos on stage during CMT Artists of the Year 2016 on October 19, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Chris Stapleton, winner of the Best Country Album award for 'From A Room: Volume 1,' Best Country Solo Performance award for 'Either Way,' and Best Country Song for 'Broken Halos,' poses in the press room during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

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  Chris Stapleton, winner of the Male Vocalist of the Year, New Male Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year awards, poses in the press room during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  Justin Timberlake (L) performs onstage with Singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton (R) at the 49th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 4, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Chris Stapleton and family attend the premiere of Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 4" on June 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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  Chris Stapleton and wife, Morgane perform on the Jack Daniel's stage during the Jack Daniel's Bash on Broadway: New Year's Eve in Music City on December 31, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  Chris Stapleton performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on July 18, 2017 in New York City.

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  Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton attend the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Chris Stapleton performs onstage during the 2018 CMA Music festival at Nissan Stadium on June 9, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  Chris Stapleton performs onstage during Lucian Grainge's 2016 Artist Showcase Presented by American Airlines and Citi at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on February 14, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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  Chris Stapleton and George Strait attend the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Chris Stapleton (R) and Morgane Stapleton attend the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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  Chris Stapleton (L) and Morgane Stapleton (R) attend the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  Chris Stapleton takes photos during the 12th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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