Kesha Recalls UFO Sighting That Influenced New Album 'Rainbow'

The story continued: "I swear to God, there were like five to seven, and I don't know why I didn't like try to take a picture of it -- I just looked at it. I was sitting on a rock, and I was like, 'What in the hell is that?' I was trying to figure it out, and then they went away. And then they came back."

The pop star went on to say that "they came back in a different formation" than the one they were in previously. "I was like, 'Those are f---ing aliens.' They were spaceships!"

Fans might recall an Instagram post in May that hinted at this happening: "ufos are real. i have seen them. not playing," she wrote at the time.

That sighting wound up being a defining moment that partly influenced the theme of Rainbow, due out Aug. 11. Kesha even titled one of the album tracks "Spaceship." 

In her chat with the radio show host, Kesha also talked at length about her new single and evolving as both an artist and person.

"I just feel like a totally different artist -- and not in a good or bad way," the singer, who is now at a different point in life at 30, said. "I had a great time. The first record was super fun, and that's where I was at. This is where I am now."

Watch the full interview below.

 

ufos are real. i have seen them. not playing.

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