Katy Perry: The FORBES Cover Story In 15 Tweets

Katy Perry earned $135 million over the past year, enough to earn her the No. 3 spot on our annual Celebrity 100 list--and a place on the cover as America's top pop export.

FORBES traveled to Rome to interview and photograph Perry for the story, a six-page feature that appears in the July 20th, 2015 issue (read it here). For those looking for the abridged version, we've boiled the piece down to 15 tweets, accompanied by a handful of gifs. Enjoy.

Exit vehicle. Walk toward Colosseum. Call when you see an arch. Then you'll meet Katy Perry.

Katy Perry earned $135 million this year, more than any celeb besides Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

“I’m an entrepreneur. … I don’t want to shy away from it. I actually want to kind of grab it by its balls.” - Katy Perry

All in all, 60% of Katy Perry's total income now flows from outside of North America.

“Her themes resonate across cultures ... She is a true global artist.” - Rolling Stones' Chuck Leavell on Katy Perry

“I’m Katheryn Hudson on the business side.” - Katy Perry

Katy Perry's debut was a 2001 Christian rock album with songs like “Faith Won’t Fail.”

“There’s a real agree-to-disagree vibe." - Katy Perry on what her religious parents think about her racy songs

At one point early in Katy Perry's career, her VW Jetta was repossessed and her managers had to pay her rent.

“I’ve been looking for you since I found Alanis.” - Glen Ballard on first hearing Katy Perry

Katy Perry has earned $303 million pretax over the past five years.

“One thing I’ve been able to do is know the power of having equity deals.” - Katy Perry

“It took her from being a big star to the stratosphere.” - Katy Perry's manager on the Super Bowl

This fall Katy Perry will debut an eponymous mobile app via Glu, the startup that created Kim Kardashian’s game.

“I don’t feel like I’ll always have to be feeding the meter of show business. I got my spot, yo.” - Katy Perry