Ke$ha may be a complicated woman, but the impression she leaves with her flurry of “babes,” jingly bracelets, and heavy-lidded I’ve-been-sexing-all-night eyes, can pretty much be summed up with a line from her song: “Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy.” A bold statement, but Ke$ha herself is far from timid.

Her image is that of a constantly tipsy, vaguely crazy, and sporadically talented rock star—and it seems to be working for the public. After appearing on Flo Rida’s fist-pump anthem “Right Round,” Ke$ha’s own hit single “Tik Tok” recently became both the most downloaded song by a female artist in history and Billboard’s first #1 single of 2010. With her debut album Animal dropping tomorrow (January 5), Ke$ha is definitely a woman to watch. We sat down for an interview and got her take on beards, hangover remedies and the sex appeal of quarters. It’s about to get weird…

Interview by Valeriya Safronova

#1: WHAT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE DEAL-BREAKER FOR A POTENTIAL BOYFRIEND?

Ke$ha says: Beard. It’s just really important. A man without a beard is no man, in my opinion. He has to have a beard.

Complex says: What about if it’s a goatee?

Ke$ha says: : Well it depends on the level of upkeep. Like if it’s a mustache with the curls, it’s negotiable. But definitely, facial hair is a must.

#2: WHAT TYPE OF FOOTWEAR WOULD COMPLETELY MAKE YOU DISMISS A MAN AS A POTENTIAL HOOK-UP?

Ke$ha says: Probably white tennis sneakers. They’re just really gross. They make my skin crawl.

#3: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RAP ALBUM?

Ke$ha says: Beastie Boys’ License to Ill. The president of my company compared my music to a combination of Madonna and the Beastie Boys. I grew up on the Beastie Boys and I’ll watch their videos and they’re just so funny, and they’re just having such a good time, it’s infectious.

Complex says: How do you feel about the Madonna comparison?

Ke$ha says: I’m down for that too. She’s a babe. She really paved the way.

#4: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD OR HANGOVER REMEDY?

Ke$ha says: Just start drinking again.

#5: WHAT’S THE MOST EFFECTIVE APHRODISIAC FOR YOU?

Ke$ha says: Like what makes me wanna do it? Aside from a great beard? This is really weird: quarters. Like a bucket full of quarters. If I feel a bucket full of quarters—I don’t know why, I think it’s like the pirate side of me—I wanna make out with dudes. It turns me on.

Complex says: How often do you put your hand in a bucket full of quarters?

Ke$ha says: Well, just because my ex-boyfriend had a laundry machine and when he took out his bucket of quarters, I was just like, “Whooo! Let’s do it!” So weird.

#6: WHO IS A CHILDHOOD CRUSH THAT YOU CAN’T BELIEVE YOU HAD?

Ke$ha says: Well, see, my number one—still to this day—is David Spade, circa Joe Dirt. It’s really embarrassing, but I’m kind of proud…and I would still hit that.

#7: WHO IS YOUR FEMALE CRUSH?

Ke$ha says: Probably Kate Hudson in Almost Famous, those days. She’s a babe.

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