<p class="title">Singer Carly Rae Jespen says the fame she received after her the success of her single "Call me maybe" made it tough for her to enjoy music.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old singer said performing on stage felt more of a "responsibility" than something pleasurable, reported Contactmusic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After 'Call Me Maybe', my life was such a blur. It was a new thing to be recognised everywhere and I started to feel the pressures of the way my life had changed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"You have to be careful, it's easy to lose yourself in fame and be swallowed up by people's perception of you. I was losing my happiness. My idea of joy - singing on stage - started to feel like a great responsibility," Jespen told Q magazine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The singer said she decided to take a break from the spotlight to focus on herself and to regain her passion for music.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That's why I took so much time making (2015 album) 'Emotion'. I wanted to get back to what connected me to music in the first place.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I've learned to seclude myself with the people that know me so I can keep the authentic relationships going that matter in my life," she added. </p>
<p class="title">Singer Carly Rae Jespen says the fame she received after her the success of her single "Call me maybe" made it tough for her to enjoy music.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old singer said performing on stage felt more of a "responsibility" than something pleasurable, reported Contactmusic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"After 'Call Me Maybe', my life was such a blur. It was a new thing to be recognised everywhere and I started to feel the pressures of the way my life had changed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"You have to be careful, it's easy to lose yourself in fame and be swallowed up by people's perception of you. I was losing my happiness. My idea of joy - singing on stage - started to feel like a great responsibility," Jespen told Q magazine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The singer said she decided to take a break from the spotlight to focus on herself and to regain her passion for music.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That's why I took so much time making (2015 album) 'Emotion'. I wanted to get back to what connected me to music in the first place.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I've learned to seclude myself with the people that know me so I can keep the authentic relationships going that matter in my life," she added. </p>