Don't put her in a box.

Katy Perry has done a lot of changing over the past year, and while the pop star isn't trying to "kill off" her image, she is trying to get closer to her more authentic self, she tells the New York Times in a new interview.

"They want you to stand for something, but once you do, and if you don't do it perfectly, they're ready to take you right down. I'm not a con artist, I didn't con people, like, that was just me. And this is me now ... it's a departure, and it's a necessary evolution that I have to take," she told the outlet.

"People don’t let people grow. They just want a time capsule. And they want them to be one thing. And we have to start reimagining that. I feel very empowered, extremely liberated, liberated from the conditioning of the way I used to think, spiritually liberated, politically liberated, sexually liberated, liberated from things that don't serve me," she added.

The "Chained to the Rhythm" songstress revealed that she's quit drinking and is in therapy, which has brought her increased clarity on her journey.

Good for her!