Groban was briefly linked to Perry in 2009. When asked about the rumors years later in February 2013, Groban initially played it cool by telling Details (via Daily Mail), "We might have skated on the line of dating." He admitted they had been "very good friends" for nearly a decade before dating rumors about them even began in 2009. "We met before her first album was even released [in 2001], and we hit it off because we're both goofballs," he said.
During a June 2017 live stream, Perry revealed that her 2010 single "The One That Got Away" was inspired by Groban. How did Groban react to hearing he was the muse behind one of Perry's biggest singles? While appearing on "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen" in September 2018, the singer said he was "flattered" to have inspired Perry to write the track but also "surprised."
"I was not expecting that," Groban admitted. "That was a double take and a spit of my coffee when I saw that."
