Katy Perry wants kids - partner, optional.

After all, "it's 2014" and, conventional rules no longer apply in this day and age, she shared in the August issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Perry is the cover girl of the said issue.

Although she doesn't think she'll have to do it on her own, she is very much open to having children whether or not a man commits to being a partner to her.

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Perry made it clear though that she is not "anti-men", raising children on her own is an option if the right one doesn't come along.

In the past, Perry has had tumultuous and well-publicized relationships with celebrities, such as ex-husband Russell Brand and singer John Mayer.

However, if the right man isn't the consideration for her having children, her tour schedule is - at least at the meantime.

The 29-year old singer said that she is just waiting for her life to calm down a bit before she starts thinking about becoming a mother.

Motherhood will probably wait another two to five years because the pop singer said that if she does become a mother, she wants to "focus 100 percent of my attention to it." Perry shared that she doesn't want to take her children on tour, not until they are around five years old.

Although Perry has yet to experience the joys and difficulties of motherhood, she does share that having her niece around is a joy, saying that "the little girl is so alert, so aware, so conscious, so beautiful, so happy."

Aside from her thoughts on motherhood, Katy also opened up about going to therapy and how it helps her be more authentic in an industry where people don't hold you accountable to anything. "You can do anything you want, and it's so destructive," she shared.

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