Katy Perry has spoken about her desire to release her own clothing line.

But the singer, who shot to fame with the single 'I Kissed A Girl', said she wasn't in a rush to begin work on the project.

"It would take two years to do it right. I don't want to do something rushed and sloppy,” she told Billboard.

“I look at something like Gwen Stefani's line, L.A.M.B., and that took forever to do."

Perry is set to embark on her first full headlining tour in Seattle tonight (January 23rd).

In a wide-ranging interview, the singer also defended her decision to interact with her fans via the internet.

"All the big pop girls come across as being so scared and so distant," Perry said.

"I understand diva-ness, but I cultivate an image as the pop star next door. You need to have some mystery and some privacy, and there are parts of me that I hold back.

“But at the same time, I love meeting people and e-mailing with them and blogging about funny things."

As previously reported, Perry used her blog recently to defend reports which claimed she had discussed her split from Gyms Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy onstage.

(by Jason Gregory)