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For over a decade,
Pink has forged an exceptional career.
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The controversial star
has been a regular fixture
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on the world's charts since 2000.
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After selling 40 million albums
and 70 million singles globally,
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she is indisputably
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one of the best-selling musical artists
of all time.
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The girl from Pennsylvania
who got the party started
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recorded her first album at 15
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and is now recognized
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as one of the most daring
and complex performers of the modern era.
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I'm old school.
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I believe in taking what you want
and changing it if it's not right.
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And... just having fun.
Sex, drugs and rock and roll, man.
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Known for her "tough girl" image,
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in a world of bland performers,
Pink is one of a kind.
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Sorry for asking this,
are you a lesbian?
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Do you want me to be a lesbian?
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I don't like anything
that's not dangerous.
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I got hog-tied in the air
at about 30 feet.
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Night number two.
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It's fun, especially when you can scare
the crap out of everyone
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that's working on the tour every night.
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Makes you feel good.
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I hope I never grow up.
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I feel like I've actually regressed.
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In a lot of ways.
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The outspoken star
is refreshingly open and honest
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in a sterile industry
that is usually anything but.
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Everyone's good
at being diplomatic and I'm not.
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I never learned that.
I tend to piss off a lot of people.
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Working with Pink
is not just working with an artist,
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it's like one of the biggest artists
in the industry.
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I remember her rehearsal
for the Brit Awards,
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her having deep words about choreography.
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Pink came back and was like,
"Yeah. I don't like this."
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And we were like, "Oh, okay."
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That freaked me out a bit.
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The Brit Awards were
like a day away and we were like,
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"We've just had these nice rehearsals."
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It's cool, 'cause we have to get it done.
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She had an idea
of what she wanted her piece to look like.
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The choreographer and the team
had to conform to that idea,
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which meant we changed a lot of the show.
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She's done strong stuff.
She's challenged the president.
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She's been quite radical in that way.
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Well, my dad served in Vietnam.
My brother's in the Air Force as we speak.
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I don't agree with them
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and the only thing I'll say
is that Michael Moore is my hero.
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She has got an outspoken attitude,
and I greatly admire her for that.
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The wild side of Pink's image
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is what people like about her,
what people are interested in about her.
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If you speak your mind,
it's telling the truth,
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If people don't like it...
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And no offense to...
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Well, okay, offense, whatever.
I don't really care.
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I'm making fun of it. That's what I do.
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No one else talks shit. Why shouldn't I?
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Alecia Beth Moore,
better known as Pink,
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grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
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Her mother was a nurse
and her father, a Vietnam veteran.
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Alecia's interest in music
began at an early age.
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She was born in Philadelphia in 1979.
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She did gymnastics for eight years
when she was younger,
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and her dream
was to be an Olympic gymnast,
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so it's something that stayed with her.
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She does gymnastics.
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She did eight years of training
as a gymnast,
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like pulling herself around stage.
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There is no denying
the devastating impact
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of Alecia's parents' divorce,
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which occurred
when she was nine years old.
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They had a tempestuous relationship
and divorced when she was young.
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She's always battled with that.
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It could be reasonably argued
that Pink made her mark
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by exploring, examining
and then making records
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based around memories
of her childhood pain.
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All artists, they dig deep
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to find whatever it is
that gives them honesty and integrity,
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and if they can do that,
it's gonna ring with a higher truth.
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She's genuinely just trying
to work some stuff through
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and make art out of it,
which is all artists are trying to do.
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When people say you're soulful,
like, your soul...
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It's hard to explain,
like you have to have been exper...
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You have to have experienced things.
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You have to have been through something
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to be able to pull that from deep inside.
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She did a song with her father.
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She sort of described it
as a healing process for her.
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She's challenged herself
to do something original.
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It was something I told him
we'd do when I was a little girl.
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I like to be able to complete thoughts.
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And also, my dad is a bad-ass,
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and he's this tough, know-it-all...
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For once, we were able to reverse roles
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and I was able to give him something
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and show him something
he'd never done before,
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and would have not been able to do
had it not been for me.
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So, it was creepy, kind of,
'cause it was total role reversal and...
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But beautiful at the same time,
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because I got to see the humble,
sort of nervous side
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of a man that I've looked
up to my whole life.
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She bought her daddy a Rolex
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as soon as she got
her first platinum record
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because he'd had to sell his Rolex
to look after her as a child.
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Aw!
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Yeah, so she's sweet.
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Alecia earned her nickname
at an early age.
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When I was like eight,
I went to the YMCA for camp,
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and this kid I had a crush on pulled
my pants down in front of everybody
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in, like, an auditorium,
and I had no underwear on and...
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So I blushed and turned pink
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and it basically followed me
throughout my life.
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Alecia Beth Moore's stage name
is a red herring
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because she's not very pink,
she's not very fluffy.
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She coats it in sugar
but don't be fooled by the color.
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She's always got the exclamation mark
in her Pink, now hasn't she?
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No one really calls me Alecia.
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I feel like I'm in trouble
when people call me Alecia.
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But, I mean,
I have several different nicknames.
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Like 20 different nicknames.
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Ali, Alex, Leach, Lecia.
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What are my other nicknames?
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Betty, um...
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Bitch.
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Head bitch.
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I have a lot.
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After her parents' separation,
Pink moved in with her mother,
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who struggled to manage
her increasingly unruly daughter.
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She had a lot of trouble
when she was younger.
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She was rebellious.
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She was in bands,
dark rock bands as a teenager.
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A teenager pretty rebellious
involving drugs
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and all sorts of swearing
and storming out of the house.
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Pink's relationship with her mother
has been awkward over the years.
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Given the sort of the childhood
she had with the arguing all the time,
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she went into this rebellious stage
and started taking drugs and partying.
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I'm no better at discipline
than my mom was, so...
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My dogs walk all over me
the same way I walked all over my mom.
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It's good. It's really reassuring.
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By her mid-teens,
the burgeoning rebel
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had gone into self-destruct mode.
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The thing that makes Pink unique
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is that she's pretty raw and uncheated
for a pop girl.
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She doesn't come schooled.
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She didn't go to an academy.
She didn't have any special privilege.
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I think that shows through
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something refreshingly unvarnished
about her.
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She's got that background.
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She's a bit of a drug kid, isn't she?
A bit of a club kid.
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She was off her nut in night clubs,
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but because she's got
that kind of undercurrent...
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she's a bit more street and genuine
and a bit more honest
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than a lot of her contemporaries.
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It got a bit too much for her mom,
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so she asked her to move in with her dad
because she couldn't handle it.
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She ended up moving away.
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Is it true that you had to go
to prison for a few days?
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It was all crap. I was mostly innocent.
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What was it for?
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Just dumb stuff.
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I never got caught after I was 18
because I knew I'd have a record.
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Disorderly conduct, shoplift...
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I mean, I did steal Showgirls,
I'll admit to that one.
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And then I took it back 'cause it sucked,
but, um...
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Just dumb stuff, you know?
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I lived in a small town and, honestly,
the police had nothing better to do
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than harass kids that they didn't think
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fit their picture
of a wholesome young girl.
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The gifts that would turn
Alecia Moore
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into an international star
were apparent from a young age.
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During her teenage years,
she wrote her own music.
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I always wrote poetry
when I was in school.
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I wrote a lot of poetry.
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Poetry was my medicine
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but I didn't really know
how to write songs
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until probably four...
three or four years ago.
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And then I started turning
all my poetry into songs with music
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and it just kind of happened,
it was just... I don't know.
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Cut.
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Of all the hugely successful commercial
pop girls over the last 15 years,
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Pink was probably more involved
in the songwriting process than most,
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both lyrically and melodically.
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Not everyone can write stuff
that appeals internationally like that,
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so she's very cool.
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I rate her highly
as a songwriter.
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The things that she pushes out
and what she portrays...
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I see as very much from herself.
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The records speak for themselves.
They're autobiographical.
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Everything she has to say
goes into the music and into the lyrics.
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I've seen her work in a recording studio.
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The things I saw her do,
and how involved she was,
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not just in writing and singing...
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I was like, "Okay, cool,
she knows what she's doing."
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She does write her own stuff,
and music as well...
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She plays a lot of instruments
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to match what she writes,
so that's a talent in itself.
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A lot of the songs are deeply emotional
and you can really feel the pain.
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She has an idea that if some things,
some sound, some groove,
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some fill, is broken in around there,
and then she tries to find it.
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The word play comes across
as what she thinks about.
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You can hear it in her work,
which is very coherent.
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I'm inspired when I'm angry
or I'm inspired when I'm really happy
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or confused, or something like that.
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It has to be an extreme emotion
for me to write a song.
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There was nothing mellow
about Pink's teenage years.
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She was unable to find focus
until she made music her life.
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Pink had
a pretty tumultuous late 90s.
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It was touch and go,
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whether there would be any future,
let alone a musical future.
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She was off her nut
in a night club
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and she was asked to go and sing.
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She just about got it together to sing,
but the DJ,
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he said, "Can you come back
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but be straight when you come back,
stay off the drugs?," and then she did,
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and that was where she realized
that she was gonna be successful.
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Give credit to her for pulling
herself up by the bootstraps
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and getting herself together sufficiently
and not dying,
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instead being reborn
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as a terribly successful,
highly motivated woman
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who would take most of the control
of the future direction of her career.
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What would you be doing
if you weren't making music?
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Hard to say, but, in reality,
I don't know that I'd be here.
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Does music mean
that much to you?
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Absolutely. It's been my escape.
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By the time
she was barely in her teens,
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Pink was
heavily into the Philadelphia club scene.
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At the age of 14, she had her first job,
singing back-up in a friend's rap group.
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Pink was spotted
by a record company executive from MCA
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who asked her to audition
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for a new RandB group
called Basic Instinct.
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Pink got the job on the spot.
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Pink started performing
when she was about 14
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in local clubs
where she lived, in Philadelphia.
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She started off as a member
of an RandB girl group
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and that's the direction
she was heading in.
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They got sort of flown to Atlanta
to put a record together
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but it never got released.
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The group went nowhere.
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Nonetheless,an RandB trio named Choice
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snapped Pink up as one
of three female leads.
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They made a demo
and were immediately signed to LaFace
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by the producer
and music industry impresario L. A. Reid.
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She got into LaFace's office
with Choice, who were an RandB act.
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L. A. Reid was definitely important
to her career
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and he got her signed in the first place
and made her go solo.
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It was a she-went-solo-or-it-was-over
sort of thing,
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so she took the choice to go solo.
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When she was
under the tutelage of L. A. Reid,
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that was the only example of her
as the pop puppet, the manipulated girl.
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That was when it all started
with her first album.
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I'm taking over the world.
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That's it, I'm taking over the world,
painting the world pink.
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She felt empowered
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and decided to leave and do her own thing,
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and she's been doing it
very well ever since with no looking back.
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I was in a group.
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I was a lead singer of a group.
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Two groups, actually,
and that didn't work.
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So... huh?
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It did work.
Everything happens for a reason.
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By the age of 16,
Pink was transformed
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from a member of a pre-packaged,
all-girl RandB trio
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into a solo hit-machine.
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She has never looked back.
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There are few
more jaw-dropping pop spectacles
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than a live Pink performance.
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Combining sophisticated aerobatics
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with slickly choreographed dance routines,
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the star has developed
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one of the most spectacular shows
in pop history.
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As a performer,
she's just one of the best
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and she's gone for so many years
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and brought so many differences
to the table.
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That's why she's so successful.
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I rate her like high up there.
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If you've never been
to a Pink concert or seen her live,
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expect the unexpected.
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You have no idea what may happen next
if you go, so... go, people, go!
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It's always something
that you can get your teeth into.
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She pushes herself to the limit
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and wows the entire audience.
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She knows what she's doing
and how she wants it.
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She's an artist, she's grown,
she wants to try new things.
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She puts on such a show.
She doesn't just stand and sing.
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She's got such a presence on the stage.
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That's why when we say
the word "artist,"
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in regard to the music artist...
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They are artists,
because it's not just about the music.
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Electric would just be the word. Electric.
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Funhouse is a hard show to top,
but that's my job.
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That's what I have to figure out,
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whether I have to light myself on fire
and shoot myself out of a cannon.
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That's what I have to do.
I have to figure it out.
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And that's the fun part for me.
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In the big-budget,
high-concept touring game,
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Pink has become the female pop star
to beat live onstage.
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Moonlighting as an aerialist and trapeze artist,
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the star delivers an intoxicating blend
of gymnast-trained athleticism
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and slickly choreographed,
breath-taking performances.
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I don't know any other artist
that's done this.
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She is in a harness
with amazing acrobatics on silks
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with wires and spinning around.
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She was being harnessed up
and it was amazing.
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She was on the stage
and the seats way at the back
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over the other side of the arena,
up in the gods,
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she said, "I'm gonna come see you,"
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and she literally flew
through the entire O2 arena
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right to the very back,
up high to those people up there
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and was just waving at them.
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She has the head mic on,
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and she's however many feet up in the air,
tumbling.
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She even started
from the top of the crowd
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all the way through singing live
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and the crowd was grabbing her
left, right and center
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but she didn't care,
she just carried on singing.
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She proceeded
to spend an entire song singing,
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flying around the entire arena.
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It wasn't just about being
a spectacle on stage.
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It was still very much about the music.
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One thing I like about Pink,
how you can intertwine the two.
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It would be impossible to represent
an entire show with one song,
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as it would an entire album
with one single.
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There's too much, it's too much.
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What you won't see is the silks
and the mats and the danger.
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It's a lot of emotions
in an hour and a half.
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It's really good.
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Few, if any, performers deliver
better pop shows than Pink.
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Her mesmerizing performances
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have allowed her
to rise above the competition,
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attracting critical acclaim
from all quarters of the media.
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Pink was the biggest artist
I've worked for.
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There was nothing intimidating
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apart from I didn't know
if she'd be like snobby,
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if she'd be grounded, if she would come in
and high-five everyone.
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I didn't know what to expect,
and this was my biggest commercial job,
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so I wanted to make sure
that I was being professional
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and not looking at her and staring.
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To perform and to be accepted
to work with an artist that big,
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from the States,
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as the very first type of big job,
for me, was just through the roof.
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I enjoyed every second of it.
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Very surreal experience
when I first got introduced.
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There wasn't heaps of people
surrounding her
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and people on the phones
and things like that.
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She kind of came in, she had a hoody on,
this black jacket
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and I was kind of like, "Hey, it's Pink,"
and she was like, "Hi."
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I was just like, "Okay, there she goes."
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I was nervous, obviously,
like everybody else.
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I'm thinking,
"Wow, this is a big American star,
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and I'm like from a small,
little town called Leeds."
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Um, so, to work with her
is a little bit of self-pressure,
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but nothing relayed from her.
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She brings a sense
of the laxed vibe between you.
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She'll make you feel as normal
as this interview is going on.
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I felt so at ease.
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It just felt like,
"Let's go play on stage."
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Her personality is fun.
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The word fun would cover
just so many bases of what she is.
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Umm... She makes people feel comfortable,
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especially in a work environment.
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As a person,
like the times I've been with her,
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she's been very...
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...closed.
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The times that we spent together,
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I just get... she's a very personal person.
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I think it takes a lot to get into her,
or get to know her in that way.
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She treats everyone the same.
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Stereotypical type of thing to say,
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but she really does,
and so, yeah, it was a breeze.
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Pink has become
almost as well-known
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for her campaigning activities
as she has for her music.
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In 2007, the compassionate singer
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teamed up with the animal welfare charity
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Party For Animals Worldwide.
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When I started
Party For Animals Worldwide,
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right from the beginning,
Pink was who I wanted to approach.
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I knew that she was passionate
about animal welfare,
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so I felt that if I could reach her,
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if she knew
about what we were trying to do,
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that she would support it.
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I had absolute, unwavering belief in that.
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I had no contacts in the music industry.
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I asked for a backstage meet and greet
at one of her concerts.
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I thought that'd be a good opportunity
to just try and engage with her,
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get her to sign a T-shirt,
and to my disbelief and sheer excitement,
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I received a positive response
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and was able to meet her
very briefly backstage.
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She's such a fiery and strong character,
and when I met her backstage,
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I was a little bit star-struck
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and probably didn't deal with it
very well.
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I didn't get myself across
entirely how I wanted to
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because she was an idol of mine.
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I thought I'd really ruined my chance,
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but luckily I had written down my request
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and a little bit more
about the organization
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and I handed her a letter.
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I didn't think she would read it.
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I thought she would just give it
to her assistant
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or put it to one side
and that would be it.
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Umm... However, I was wrong.
She obviously did read it.
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The next day, I received an email
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saying she was interested
in the organization
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and you can imagine,
I was absolutely blown away.
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It was a dream come true.
I wanted someone to pinch me.
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A few days later, she came down
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and I showed her around
the monkey sanctuary.
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She had Carey with her
and it was very intimate.
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We didn't tell the media or anything,
and we were closed at the time,
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so there was no hassle for her
and she was great.
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When she very first arrived,
she was walking down the drive
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and one of the sanctuary dogs
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headed up the driveway
yapping like mad at her.
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I was immediately embarrassed
and trying to call the dog back,
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but she just simply,
out of the small crowd she was with,
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she was the first to just kneel down
and kind of open her arms up.
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Knew exactly how to handle
a dog like that,
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and the dog fell in love with her
instantly.
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She's obviously very used to animals.
She was brilliant.
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I got to see a different side to her,
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and her passion for animal welfare
was very, very evident.
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It was very sincere.
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She grasped
what it was all about straight away
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and she really listened to the stories
of some of the individuals.
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♪ All I want is freedom ♪
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♪ Freedom ♪
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♪ Hear me coming ♪
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I didn't tell her
how much of a fan I was.
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I felt I shouldn't,
that it was unprofessional or something,
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00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:57,793
but little did she know
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00:24:57,877 --> 00:25:02,047
I'd had a poster
on my bedroom wall for years.
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We had a cup of tea out
in front of the house and she was lovely,
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00:25:05,593 --> 00:25:07,553
and Carey was really nice as well.
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00:25:18,856 --> 00:25:22,151
Pink agreed
to headline a concert in Cardiff, Wales,
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to raise funds
for thousands of animals in need.
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She enabled one of my dreams to come true,
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which was to host this concert
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and raise the money and the awareness
for hundreds of animals.
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I hadn't been involved
in the music industry,
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so it was all very new to me.
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So seeing everything
being set up was amazing,
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and I was in the seats in the arena
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just watching all the crews
setting up the stage.
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She came out and gave me a hug
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00:25:52,890 --> 00:25:54,934
and said to my ear, "We did it."
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00:25:55,017 --> 00:25:56,727
You know, "We've made it happen,"
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00:25:56,810 --> 00:26:00,064
and that was... that was, yeah,
that was really special.
447
00:26:00,147 --> 00:26:05,444
You couldn't wish for someone
any more wonderful than she is.
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00:26:07,112 --> 00:26:10,616
What they've done with this charity
is absolutely amazing
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00:26:10,699 --> 00:26:14,912
and it's a night where the whole country
comes together and I think it's great.
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It wasn't until the start
of the new century
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that Pink's career
as a serious solo contender got underway.
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Her breakthrough album,
Can't Take Me Home, was released in 2000.
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Split personality,
which is number one, is my favorite
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because it allowed me to sing
the way I like to sing.
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That's me, 150 percent...
like, I love to sing.
456
00:26:42,314 --> 00:26:45,776
That's, that's... growing up
listening to 4 Non Blondes and stuff.
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00:26:45,859 --> 00:26:49,154
Like, you'll recognize those influences
in that song.
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Can't take me home
was her first album.
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00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:55,160
It was very RandB-driven.
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00:26:55,786 --> 00:26:58,622
When she first came up,
Pink was very much RandB,
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just after she first
kind of hit the mainstream.
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Her debut album was fairly inauspicious,
it was RandB-tinged
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as a lot of music was back then.
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They started out
as very kind of RandB at first
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and then it slowly transcended
into very commercial and very pop.
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00:27:17,349 --> 00:27:21,228
It was a great album,
but since then, her more recent albums
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have definitely gone
more towards the rock genre.
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00:27:24,064 --> 00:27:26,442
She dibble-dabbled
in many different genres
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00:27:26,525 --> 00:27:29,695
dependant on what she feels
is right at the time.
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00:27:29,778 --> 00:27:32,614
She looked
like she was gonna be shiny RandB,
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00:27:32,698 --> 00:27:35,200
influenced by Timbaland
and Pharrell Williams,
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00:27:35,284 --> 00:27:37,328
that kind of jerky RandB sound,
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00:27:37,411 --> 00:27:41,957
but she very quickly left that behind
and her punky roots showed through.
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00:27:42,041 --> 00:27:44,251
She hasn't been able to hide them
ever since.
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00:27:48,047 --> 00:27:51,800
The pop shock rocker's career
went from strength to strength.
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In 2001, Pink joined forces
with Mya, Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera
477
00:27:58,223 --> 00:28:01,018
covering a high-energy version
of Lady Marmalade
478
00:28:01,101 --> 00:28:04,563
for the soundtrack
of the hit movie Moulin Rouge.
479
00:28:04,646 --> 00:28:06,648
We actually had a great time together.
480
00:28:06,732 --> 00:28:08,525
We support each other 100 percent.
481
00:28:08,609 --> 00:28:10,069
I'm a fan of theirs, too.
482
00:28:10,152 --> 00:28:14,323
I really enjoy all their music
and it was just a blast to be a part of...
483
00:28:14,406 --> 00:28:16,909
to be working with all of them,
so, it was fun.
484
00:28:19,620 --> 00:28:24,416
I want to say, this year,
myself, along with my girls
485
00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:28,420
Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya,
486
00:28:28,504 --> 00:28:33,801
we are nominated for a Grammy
and we are also performing
487
00:28:33,884 --> 00:28:40,766
at the Grammys, so it's going to be
so much fun and I can't wait.
488
00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:44,103
It's like battle of the bitches.
It's awesome.
489
00:28:44,186 --> 00:28:45,187
I'm happy to be a part of it.
490
00:28:46,397 --> 00:28:49,983
Lady Marmalade
topped the charts around the world.
491
00:28:50,067 --> 00:28:53,737
In the US, it became
Pink's first number one single
492
00:28:53,821 --> 00:28:54,738
and earned the star
493
00:28:54,822 --> 00:28:57,783
her first Grammy Award
for best pop collaboration.
494
00:29:05,082 --> 00:29:09,795
Initially viewed as just another face
in the late 90s crowd of teen pop acts,
495
00:29:09,878 --> 00:29:12,798
the multi-talented artist
quickly transcended
496
00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:14,174
and outgrew that label.
497
00:29:14,842 --> 00:29:18,178
The 2001 album release of Missundaztood
498
00:29:18,262 --> 00:29:22,015
sealed Pink's reputation
as an accomplished songwriter.
499
00:29:24,059 --> 00:29:27,604
Oh, it was the perfect transformation,
it was the perfect...
500
00:29:27,688 --> 00:29:31,024
I think it bridges the gap
between the last album and this one.
501
00:29:33,652 --> 00:29:35,696
Missundaztood, that was the first album
502
00:29:35,779 --> 00:29:37,990
she really had more creative control over.
503
00:29:38,991 --> 00:29:41,243
She told the guy
at the record label LaFace
504
00:29:41,326 --> 00:29:43,746
to listen to her,
because he wasn't listening.
505
00:29:43,829 --> 00:29:45,914
She's always pushed things a bit harder.
506
00:29:45,998 --> 00:29:49,460
Pink came into her own
when she made the Missundaztood album.
507
00:29:49,543 --> 00:29:52,796
That pretty much cemented
the public's perception of Pink
508
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,467
as the artist currently
and forever more known as Pink.
509
00:29:56,550 --> 00:29:59,386
That's what made her the way she is today.
510
00:30:00,554 --> 00:30:04,099
The Missundaztood album
featured songwriting contribution
511
00:30:04,183 --> 00:30:07,603
from legendary 4 Non Blondes singer
Linda Perry.
512
00:30:09,521 --> 00:30:11,023
She hooks up with Linda Perry
513
00:30:11,106 --> 00:30:14,067
who used to be
in 4 Non Blondes in the 90s.
514
00:30:14,151 --> 00:30:18,655
It was an unlikely pairing at the time
because Linda Perry had had hits
515
00:30:18,739 --> 00:30:25,204
but wasn't known as a pre-eminent,
multi-million selling bespoke songwriter.
516
00:30:25,287 --> 00:30:28,874
This whole Missundaztood thing,
which she did with 4 Non Blondes,
517
00:30:28,957 --> 00:30:30,626
right, with Linda Perry,
518
00:30:30,709 --> 00:30:33,670
really pulled out
that whole emotional thing with her
519
00:30:33,754 --> 00:30:35,047
and she got really cool.
520
00:30:35,130 --> 00:30:39,551
It was actually Pink's inspired decision
to collaborate with her.
521
00:30:39,635 --> 00:30:44,014
She divined something in Perry
that would provide the catalyst
522
00:30:44,097 --> 00:30:48,268
for her own transformation
from RandB girl to punk pop queen.
523
00:30:48,352 --> 00:30:51,188
It's funny, because the same week
I was supposed
524
00:30:51,271 --> 00:30:53,190
to start thinking about my new album,
525
00:30:53,273 --> 00:30:56,819
I was kind of being nosy
and going through my make-up artist's book
526
00:30:56,902 --> 00:31:00,030
because he left it out,
and I saw her number and I was like,
527
00:31:00,113 --> 00:31:01,406
"Oh, my God, I love her."
528
00:31:01,490 --> 00:31:04,952
I just stole it, quickly wrote it down
on my hand and I called her
529
00:31:05,035 --> 00:31:06,245
and left her a message.
530
00:31:06,328 --> 00:31:09,748
I was like, "I love you.
You have to call me back.
531
00:31:09,832 --> 00:31:13,085
I got arrested singing your crap
out of my window, you owe me.
532
00:31:13,168 --> 00:31:16,088
I can find out where you live."
533
00:31:16,171 --> 00:31:18,966
I was basically her stalker
and she called me back.
534
00:31:19,049 --> 00:31:20,968
She's like, "You're nuts, come over."
535
00:31:21,051 --> 00:31:23,804
I did and, we wrote 15 songs
in a month and a half
536
00:31:23,887 --> 00:31:25,889
and that was the start of the record.
537
00:31:25,973 --> 00:31:30,936
It wasn't planned, it just...
was total freedom and it rocked
538
00:31:31,019 --> 00:31:32,396
and I had so much fun
539
00:31:32,479 --> 00:31:33,897
and just kept going.
540
00:31:33,981 --> 00:31:35,274
I didn't turn back.
541
00:31:35,899 --> 00:31:37,901
The career-defining album
542
00:31:37,985 --> 00:31:43,740
proved to be a monumental success,
with sales exceeding 12 million copies.
543
00:31:45,784 --> 00:31:49,371
I was so nervous before this album
came out in the States.
544
00:31:49,454 --> 00:31:53,500
I didn't know what was gonna happen,
but I was so proud of it and so happy.
545
00:31:53,584 --> 00:31:56,628
That's why I was so nervous,
because I was just like,
546
00:31:56,712 --> 00:31:58,213
"This means so much to me.
547
00:31:58,297 --> 00:32:01,675
If people don't like it,
I'm gonna be crushed and I'm gonna die."
548
00:32:01,758 --> 00:32:05,220
I had my dad on the phone for a week,
and he was getting pretty sick of me
549
00:32:05,304 --> 00:32:09,892
but it feels really good to know
you took the chance and...
550
00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:12,728
and it kind of worked
551
00:32:12,811 --> 00:32:15,147
and I get to tell everybody,
"I told you so,"
552
00:32:15,230 --> 00:32:16,648
and that's good for me.
553
00:32:17,858 --> 00:32:19,234
I like that kind of stuff.
554
00:32:22,821 --> 00:32:25,782
After the staggering success
of Missundaztood,
555
00:32:25,866 --> 00:32:28,160
Pink had entered into the rarefied realms
556
00:32:28,243 --> 00:32:31,163
inhabited only
by the world's biggest stars.
557
00:32:31,246 --> 00:32:35,709
Every single illusion that I had
is now completely shattered.
558
00:32:35,792 --> 00:32:39,755
It's nothing that you think it is,
it's not what it's cracked up to be.
559
00:32:39,838 --> 00:32:43,550
When I was little and I was like,
"Okay, I'm gonna be a singer,"
560
00:32:43,634 --> 00:32:45,969
I just figured
you just get onstage and sing
561
00:32:46,053 --> 00:32:49,306
and everybody loves you
and throws flower petals at your feet.
562
00:32:49,389 --> 00:32:53,101
I didn't know singing was five and a half
percent of the whole thing.
563
00:32:53,185 --> 00:32:55,395
I didn't know there was business involved.
564
00:32:55,479 --> 00:32:58,357
I didn't know there was politics,
because there's a lot.
565
00:33:05,697 --> 00:33:08,825
Pink is recognized
for her tough girl image,
566
00:33:08,909 --> 00:33:11,787
but it's always been the music
that mattered most.
567
00:33:12,829 --> 00:33:16,083
The rocker takes no prisoners
when it comes to writing lyrics
568
00:33:16,166 --> 00:33:18,460
and her tempestuous on-off relationship
569
00:33:18,543 --> 00:33:21,213
with professional motocross racer
Carey Hart
570
00:33:21,296 --> 00:33:24,216
provides the material
for many of her songs.
571
00:33:31,390 --> 00:33:33,892
Guys think I'm a man-basher,
but that's not it.
572
00:33:33,976 --> 00:33:38,063
It's like, I'm a woman,
I happen to like men,
573
00:33:38,146 --> 00:33:41,984
and if they didn't play games with me,
I wouldn't have anything to write about,
574
00:33:42,067 --> 00:33:45,696
so a guy can easily take the song
and sing it to a woman
575
00:33:45,779 --> 00:33:48,240
because that's his side,
but I'm on my side.
576
00:33:48,323 --> 00:33:50,409
You can't expect me to be on your side.
577
00:33:51,493 --> 00:33:53,537
Pink's phases
haven't been as multifarious
578
00:33:53,620 --> 00:33:55,747
as other chart pop divas.
579
00:33:55,831 --> 00:33:58,959
There has been a softening
and mellowing over the years,
580
00:33:59,042 --> 00:34:02,504
not least because she's gotten married
and she's had a child.
581
00:34:05,924 --> 00:34:11,096
The unconventional couple
met in 2001, married in 2006,
582
00:34:11,179 --> 00:34:16,268
split up in 2008, and reunited in 2009.
583
00:34:20,272 --> 00:34:22,691
Marriage doesn't change much for us
584
00:34:22,774 --> 00:34:24,985
because we don't look at it
in the conventional way.
585
00:34:25,068 --> 00:34:27,404
We've been together for a long time, so...
586
00:34:28,321 --> 00:34:30,574
We're good friends, we're happy.
587
00:34:32,117 --> 00:34:37,456
He's a motocross driver and they met
in 2001, at one of the motocross events
588
00:34:37,539 --> 00:34:39,916
and they sort of dated
for a couple of years
589
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,794
and she proposed to him
at one of his events,
590
00:34:42,878 --> 00:34:44,629
holding up a big card
591
00:34:44,713 --> 00:34:46,882
when he's going over
one of the jumps, saying:
592
00:34:46,965 --> 00:34:48,592
"Will you marry me?"
593
00:34:48,675 --> 00:34:51,344
And it said "I'm serious"
on the other side.
594
00:34:53,722 --> 00:34:57,726
The thing about Carey Hart,
who's a motocross guy...
595
00:34:57,809 --> 00:35:00,103
It was difficult for them
to see each other.
596
00:35:01,104 --> 00:35:03,523
We've both been on tour
the entire time we've been together,
597
00:35:03,607 --> 00:35:05,859
which has been about four and a half,
five years,
598
00:35:05,942 --> 00:35:09,362
so it's very much like being single
with, um...
599
00:35:10,447 --> 00:35:13,241
with random hotel visits
all over the world.
600
00:35:13,325 --> 00:35:14,659
It's nice.
601
00:35:16,369 --> 00:35:20,415
The Pink-Hart relationship
proved to be an unorthodox union.
602
00:35:22,793 --> 00:35:25,504
They had the short separation
and got back together.
603
00:35:25,587 --> 00:35:26,880
Pink's marriage is weird.
604
00:35:26,963 --> 00:35:29,591
The whole relationship was on and off,
on and off.
605
00:35:29,674 --> 00:35:34,805
They got married, they split up,
they had a baby, they got married again.
606
00:35:34,888 --> 00:35:36,515
That's life, isn't it?
607
00:35:38,308 --> 00:35:41,645
I had a lot left over
from my last break-up...
608
00:35:41,728 --> 00:35:44,272
with my current husband, baby daddy,
609
00:35:44,356 --> 00:35:47,234
so it's just kind of all over the place.
610
00:35:48,944 --> 00:35:54,116
It's amazing that it's endured
through all the different twists and turns
611
00:35:54,199 --> 00:35:56,493
and now he appears
in every one of her videos
612
00:35:56,576 --> 00:35:58,120
and things couldn't be going better.
613
00:35:58,203 --> 00:36:00,080
They'll probably split up next week.
614
00:36:00,163 --> 00:36:03,875
They're gonna be one of those couples
that have a rocky relationship.
615
00:36:03,959 --> 00:36:07,337
They're both quite fiery people,
so it's always gonna happen.
616
00:36:07,420 --> 00:36:10,340
I don't think maturity
has anything to do with marriage.
617
00:36:10,423 --> 00:36:12,884
If anything,
marriage makes you more immature,
618
00:36:12,968 --> 00:36:15,262
especially in the way that you fight.
619
00:36:15,345 --> 00:36:16,221
Um...
620
00:36:21,935 --> 00:36:25,689
They have a child called Willow,
They seem to be pretty happy now.
621
00:36:25,772 --> 00:36:27,190
They sorted themselves out.
622
00:36:28,775 --> 00:36:32,237
It's a responsibility to yourself,
who you want to be as a person,
623
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,072
before you can be a parent.
624
00:36:34,156 --> 00:36:36,783
If it's a "Whoops," then you're like,
625
00:36:36,867 --> 00:36:41,163
"I have a lot of work to do on myself
before this child starts listening to me."
626
00:36:46,668 --> 00:36:49,838
Pink welcomed
her first child in 2011.
627
00:36:49,921 --> 00:36:51,840
For a star who has made a career
628
00:36:51,923 --> 00:36:55,176
out of writing songs
about angst and frustrations,
629
00:36:55,260 --> 00:36:58,513
the arrival of her daughter
has melted her edges.
630
00:37:04,269 --> 00:37:08,148
I think the way that Willow
has inspired my music is that...
631
00:37:09,024 --> 00:37:10,692
The easiest way I can explain it
632
00:37:10,775 --> 00:37:13,987
is I used to be very dramatic
and I'm not at all anymore.
633
00:37:14,070 --> 00:37:18,533
And I used to wake up and be like,
"Oh, fuck, what do I have to do today?,"
634
00:37:18,617 --> 00:37:22,287
and, "I don't feel good,
maybe I have cancer."
635
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:25,332
I used to just be really dark
and now I'm like...
636
00:37:26,875 --> 00:37:28,460
I wake up and check her pulse,
637
00:37:28,543 --> 00:37:32,005
and make sure she's not having
a temperature, and then we dance,
638
00:37:32,088 --> 00:37:33,298
and we dance,
639
00:37:33,381 --> 00:37:35,884
and we go on bike rides,
and we dance some more,
640
00:37:35,967 --> 00:37:38,303
and everything's a song
and it's a lot more fun.
641
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,225
Seeing her the other night...
642
00:37:43,308 --> 00:37:45,685
There is a little, subtle difference.
643
00:37:45,769 --> 00:37:50,899
She is still a kick-ass, rock momma
but there is a difference.
644
00:37:50,982 --> 00:37:54,736
She was singing The Perfect Song,
which has a word in it,
645
00:37:54,819 --> 00:37:58,615
and she was joking onstage
and saying she was about to sing it
646
00:37:58,698 --> 00:38:01,743
and because Willow wasn't around,
she was really gonna kick it out
647
00:38:01,826 --> 00:38:04,955
but she says,
"Oh, but the mother instinct in me."
648
00:38:05,038 --> 00:38:06,915
She said she looked around the crowd
649
00:38:06,998 --> 00:38:09,292
and she could see young kids
in the audience
650
00:38:09,376 --> 00:38:11,544
and she was like, "I can't do it."
651
00:38:11,628 --> 00:38:14,589
So... and she wouldn't have done that
a few years ago.
652
00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,761
I don't believe
being a mother has softened her,
653
00:38:19,844 --> 00:38:24,057
I think being a parent has made her
a bit more open-minded.
654
00:38:24,140 --> 00:38:28,687
Your goals, ambitions, ways of human life
will change when you're a parent,
655
00:38:28,770 --> 00:38:31,982
and I think it's fair to say
that's had an influence
656
00:38:32,065 --> 00:38:34,192
on what she kind of does
and how she does it
657
00:38:34,276 --> 00:38:35,860
and how many tours she does.
658
00:38:37,028 --> 00:38:39,114
Motherhood's softened her image
659
00:38:39,197 --> 00:38:41,825
because she's gotten more feminine
in her looks
660
00:38:41,908 --> 00:38:44,119
and she looks comfortable in her own skin,
661
00:38:44,202 --> 00:38:45,996
which she wasn't to start off with
662
00:38:46,079 --> 00:38:49,666
and that was part of her initial,
radical thing,
663
00:38:49,749 --> 00:38:53,253
but now she's just a bit happier, I think.
664
00:38:55,213 --> 00:38:58,883
It's just about...
I think it adds some of her edge to her,
665
00:38:58,967 --> 00:39:01,303
but she still rocks out, as well.
666
00:39:04,597 --> 00:39:07,475
Studio sessions used to be,
"I'm gonna start my record.
667
00:39:07,559 --> 00:39:11,354
Let's get the whiskey and some cigarettes
and let's do this thing,"
668
00:39:11,438 --> 00:39:13,982
and now, it's Monday through Friday
from one to ten,
669
00:39:14,065 --> 00:39:17,360
and... um... she would be there
every couple of hours
670
00:39:17,444 --> 00:39:21,323
and everybody
I work with is a friend or a parent,
671
00:39:21,406 --> 00:39:23,116
so it was very, very easy.
672
00:39:24,909 --> 00:39:28,163
The singer-songwriter
admits having a rock star mom
673
00:39:28,246 --> 00:39:30,832
could be a little confusing
for her daughter.
674
00:39:32,459 --> 00:39:35,211
I can tell
it's very confusing for her.
675
00:39:35,295 --> 00:39:39,674
Two things, Mommy's voice on the phone,
this is how we listen to my music,
676
00:39:40,216 --> 00:39:43,345
and Skype with Grandmamma and Grandpop.
677
00:39:43,428 --> 00:39:45,305
Can you imagine being six months old
678
00:39:45,388 --> 00:39:48,016
and seeing a little talking head
in the computer?
679
00:39:48,099 --> 00:39:50,518
It used to be something
we could only imagine.
680
00:39:50,602 --> 00:39:53,313
Now she pulls down the computer
and looks behind it.
681
00:39:53,396 --> 00:39:56,691
I'm like,
"Right? I know. Isn't that fucking weird?"
682
00:39:57,233 --> 00:39:59,444
So it's fun to...
683
00:40:01,196 --> 00:40:06,534
She likes the Black Eyed Peas,
which is hard at 7:00 a.m. sometimes.
684
00:40:10,955 --> 00:40:14,667
2003 saw the release
of Pink's third studio album,
685
00:40:14,751 --> 00:40:18,463
Try This, which continued
with her reinvention
686
00:40:18,546 --> 00:40:22,509
and introduced fans to a new,
heavier rock direction.
687
00:40:23,510 --> 00:40:27,472
The biggest challenge
was nobody telling me what I couldn't do.
688
00:40:28,473 --> 00:40:31,601
I've always had people telling me
that I can't do something
689
00:40:31,684 --> 00:40:33,144
and I've proven them wrong,
690
00:40:33,228 --> 00:40:36,356
so it was a little uninspiring
just to be completely free...
691
00:40:36,439 --> 00:40:38,525
to do whatever I wanted.
692
00:40:38,608 --> 00:40:41,694
It was a challenge to make another record
in general for me
693
00:40:41,778 --> 00:40:45,115
because I felt like I poured out
my entire 23 years of life
694
00:40:45,198 --> 00:40:46,449
on Missundaztood
695
00:40:46,533 --> 00:40:48,785
and I figured I'd have to live
20 more years
696
00:40:48,868 --> 00:40:51,913
if I had anything to talk about,
but it happened and I was inspired.
697
00:40:54,207 --> 00:40:57,710
Try This, that was
when she really started getting rocky.
698
00:40:57,794 --> 00:41:01,714
Try This got her a Grammy,
which was kind of artist credibility.
699
00:41:03,466 --> 00:41:04,717
Her voice is unique,
700
00:41:04,801 --> 00:41:08,096
because a lot of the female artists
out there at the moment
701
00:41:08,179 --> 00:41:09,931
have got very poppy voices,
702
00:41:10,014 --> 00:41:12,183
and they all can sound
pretty much the same.
703
00:41:13,393 --> 00:41:16,479
In 2004,
three of the most powerful women
704
00:41:16,563 --> 00:41:19,482
in show business
joined forces for a Pepsi commercial.
705
00:41:20,567 --> 00:41:25,738
Pink, Britney Spears and Beyoncé
stood united during the premiere in London
706
00:41:25,822 --> 00:41:29,492
as hundreds of fans
braved Britain's arctic weather
707
00:41:29,576 --> 00:41:32,412
to catch a glimpse
of the global mega-stars.
708
00:41:34,164 --> 00:41:37,167
Why do you think
Pepsi chose the three of you?
709
00:41:37,250 --> 00:41:40,420
Um, I think, you know,
we're all so diverse
710
00:41:40,503 --> 00:41:44,048
and we're so different and when you put
people like that together,
711
00:41:44,132 --> 00:41:46,342
it's very interesting for people to see
712
00:41:46,426 --> 00:41:50,096
that diversity in the characters,
basically, you know?
713
00:41:50,180 --> 00:41:53,266
And I think that's why they chose us
and it worked out.
714
00:41:53,349 --> 00:41:55,643
Our chemistry together
when we were shooting
715
00:41:55,727 --> 00:41:57,103
was really cool, so...
716
00:41:57,187 --> 00:41:59,314
Who made the best gladiator?
717
00:41:59,397 --> 00:42:03,026
The best gladiator? I don't know,
I've got some tricks up my sleeve.
718
00:42:03,109 --> 00:42:04,444
I can really work it out.
719
00:42:04,527 --> 00:42:06,863
I can really fight,
so they better watch out.
720
00:42:08,698 --> 00:42:10,992
I think we all represent
something different
721
00:42:11,075 --> 00:42:14,495
and we all can reach different people,
722
00:42:14,579 --> 00:42:18,875
but I think the combination of us three
was just genius, you know?
723
00:42:18,958 --> 00:42:22,504
Um... Our voices are different,
but when you put it together,
724
00:42:22,587 --> 00:42:26,090
it was the soul, the rock and the pop,
it was just...
725
00:42:26,174 --> 00:42:28,927
It turned out great
and everyone looks different.
726
00:42:29,010 --> 00:42:33,264
Just the variations of everything
kind of complemented each other.
727
00:42:34,098 --> 00:42:36,643
Who do you think
made the best gladiator?
728
00:42:36,726 --> 00:42:37,727
I don't know.
729
00:42:38,561 --> 00:42:40,188
I'm not sure. That's not nice.
730
00:42:40,271 --> 00:42:42,565
I don't know.
731
00:42:42,649 --> 00:42:43,733
Not me, how about that?
732
00:42:49,364 --> 00:42:52,700
2006 saw the release
of I'm not Dead,
733
00:42:52,784 --> 00:42:57,163
a testament to Pink's enduring popularity
and widespread appeal.
734
00:42:58,498 --> 00:43:01,709
I've written every song,
I just... I only play drums,
735
00:43:01,793 --> 00:43:05,046
so I can't really get
much melodical inspiration from that.
736
00:43:05,630 --> 00:43:06,839
Although, I've tried.
737
00:43:08,049 --> 00:43:13,555
I'm not Dead was pretty rad as well,
and she went with Rancid for that one.
738
00:43:14,597 --> 00:43:16,641
I worked with incredible people,
739
00:43:16,724 --> 00:43:20,395
um, Butch Walker, Billy Mann,
Mike Elizondo, Max Martin, Dr. Luke...
740
00:43:20,979 --> 00:43:23,314
I'm a very, very lucky girl.
741
00:43:27,151 --> 00:43:30,488
2008's electrifying Funhouse album
742
00:43:30,571 --> 00:43:34,242
reached the coveted number one spot
in six countries,
743
00:43:34,325 --> 00:43:38,204
while the Funhouse tour
proved to be a sell-out around the world.
744
00:43:40,415 --> 00:43:44,586
We've never sold
this many advanced tickets for ever,
745
00:43:44,669 --> 00:43:48,881
and it's really exciting and comforting
that people want to come...
746
00:43:48,965 --> 00:43:49,882
play with us.
747
00:43:52,677 --> 00:43:55,513
It's a fun show.
It's more than I've ever done before.
748
00:43:55,597 --> 00:44:00,351
Everybody's had a really good time
putting it together and the band's tight.
749
00:44:00,435 --> 00:44:03,438
I'm just trying
to remember the words, at this point.
750
00:44:04,564 --> 00:44:05,481
Yeah...
751
00:44:10,903 --> 00:44:13,323
As you can see,
the stage is not built yet,
752
00:44:13,406 --> 00:44:14,782
or as you can hear.
753
00:44:14,866 --> 00:44:16,701
The band's really tight, I'm ready.
754
00:44:16,784 --> 00:44:18,286
I have to remember the words,
755
00:44:18,369 --> 00:44:21,456
which I haven't been recently,
but it makes me laugh, so...
756
00:44:21,539 --> 00:44:24,709
As long as we don't take ourselves
too seriously, we're okay.
757
00:44:29,047 --> 00:44:31,758
It seemed
the last rites on Pink's career
758
00:44:31,841 --> 00:44:34,510
would be administered
by her record label, Jive,
759
00:44:34,594 --> 00:44:37,347
with the 2010 release
of her greatest hits album,
760
00:44:37,430 --> 00:44:39,891
but a curious thing happened.
761
00:44:39,974 --> 00:44:43,227
Pink survived and her label did not.
762
00:44:48,107 --> 00:44:50,610
From the time
she first came to prominence,
763
00:44:50,693 --> 00:44:55,406
Pink has refused to live up
to the female pop singer stereotype
764
00:44:55,490 --> 00:44:59,077
and consistently breaks
the conventional celebrity mold.
765
00:44:59,911 --> 00:45:03,664
The ultimate goal was to win
an award and to tell every teacher
766
00:45:03,748 --> 00:45:06,751
that never believed in me
where they could stick it.
767
00:45:06,834 --> 00:45:11,506
But then, when you actually get there,
you don't feel that anger anymore
768
00:45:11,589 --> 00:45:14,467
because you've done the work
and you feel good about it
769
00:45:14,550 --> 00:45:16,219
and it becomes a positive thing,
770
00:45:16,302 --> 00:45:19,639
so when you win that award,
the first thing on your mind is not,
771
00:45:19,722 --> 00:45:21,599
"And my fourth grade teacher,
772
00:45:21,682 --> 00:45:23,935
I hated you and I told you
I'd be up here!"
773
00:45:24,018 --> 00:45:26,145
It goes away, I don't know.
774
00:45:26,229 --> 00:45:31,025
And it was nice to be able to put
a certain finger in the air and say,
775
00:45:31,109 --> 00:45:33,945
"Look at the person you thought
wouldn't be anything,"
776
00:45:34,028 --> 00:45:35,655
but after that, it's more like,
777
00:45:35,738 --> 00:45:38,491
"All right, I'm here now, now what?
778
00:45:38,574 --> 00:45:40,535
What am I gonna do with all this?
779
00:45:40,618 --> 00:45:43,329
Am I gonna be a vacuous...
780
00:45:43,413 --> 00:45:48,960
anorexic, unhealthy,
waste-of-space filler?
781
00:45:49,043 --> 00:45:54,215
Or am I going to do
what I was raised to do,
782
00:45:54,298 --> 00:45:58,344
which is be a freedom fighter,
or piss the world off."
783
00:46:01,139 --> 00:46:05,226
The edgy pop icon
is certainly happy to stir up controversy.
784
00:46:08,813 --> 00:46:11,774
She's a rock chic, through and through.
785
00:46:11,858 --> 00:46:15,069
I think it's her honesty
that really appeals to people.
786
00:46:17,613 --> 00:46:19,240
She's a strong-minded lady.
787
00:46:19,323 --> 00:46:20,825
She likes to surprise people.
788
00:46:20,908 --> 00:46:22,618
She likes to step outside the box
789
00:46:22,702 --> 00:46:24,620
and she doesn't like conforming.
790
00:46:24,704 --> 00:46:30,042
She has got an outspoken attitude
and I greatly admire her for that.
791
00:46:30,126 --> 00:46:32,879
You get an example of Pink,
the principle performer,
792
00:46:32,962 --> 00:46:34,797
when you hear that Prince William
793
00:46:34,881 --> 00:46:37,967
invited her to perform
at his 21st birthday party,
794
00:46:38,050 --> 00:46:41,304
which was extraordinarily flattered,
but she turned it down.
795
00:46:41,387 --> 00:46:44,640
Why? Because she discovered
that he shoots animals.
796
00:46:44,724 --> 00:46:46,601
Not on a regular basis,
797
00:46:46,684 --> 00:46:49,103
and he doesn't really sway
to the sharp shot,
798
00:46:49,187 --> 00:46:51,731
but, yeah, well done, Pink.
799
00:46:53,149 --> 00:46:58,404
He invited me to his 21st birthday
and I read the whole thing
800
00:46:58,488 --> 00:47:01,073
about how he was in Africa...
801
00:47:01,824 --> 00:47:03,951
ramming spears through animals.
802
00:47:05,912 --> 00:47:08,331
That hurts my heart,
and I wanted him to know.
803
00:47:08,414 --> 00:47:11,709
If he wants me at his birthday party,
then he'll listen to me.
804
00:47:11,792 --> 00:47:15,087
He might not like it,
but I didn't like what I read, either.
805
00:47:15,796 --> 00:47:18,716
I'm not surprised Pink
refused to play at his party.
806
00:47:18,799 --> 00:47:21,260
She doesn't think that animals
should be killed
807
00:47:21,344 --> 00:47:23,763
for our entertainment
of the so-called sport,
808
00:47:23,846 --> 00:47:27,850
and I hope that that kind of action
from celebrities like Pink
809
00:47:27,934 --> 00:47:30,811
will encourage people
to change their ways.
810
00:47:30,895 --> 00:47:32,897
She stands by her morals...
811
00:47:32,980 --> 00:47:34,690
um... and it doesn't matter
812
00:47:34,774 --> 00:47:38,277
what kind of temptation
is pointed towards her,
813
00:47:38,361 --> 00:47:41,948
be it a royal member or, you know,
someone off the street,
814
00:47:42,031 --> 00:47:44,700
she stands by it, she's kick-ass.
815
00:47:45,284 --> 00:47:49,622
That's just about being very present
and aware and learning and changing...
816
00:47:50,915 --> 00:47:55,503
and I just feel very alive and feisty
and, you know, I have a lot to say,
817
00:47:55,586 --> 00:47:57,838
so I will not sit down and shut up!
818
00:47:57,922 --> 00:47:59,966
She has this thing where it's just...
819
00:48:01,342 --> 00:48:05,930
And you can't tell, you're like,
"Are you happy, angry? I don't know.
820
00:48:06,013 --> 00:48:07,974
I'm just gonna wait over there."
821
00:48:08,975 --> 00:48:12,144
Split personalities.
That kind of sums Pink up.
822
00:48:12,228 --> 00:48:15,523
She's the bouncy, fun, bright,
pop girl on the one hand,
823
00:48:15,606 --> 00:48:19,193
a girl you want to take home
to meet your parents the other hand.
824
00:48:19,277 --> 00:48:21,070
If you take her home to meet them,
825
00:48:21,153 --> 00:48:24,699
she's liable to do something outrageous
and make a show of herself.
826
00:48:24,782 --> 00:48:25,908
She just can't stop herself.
827
00:48:25,992 --> 00:48:29,203
I haven't been arrested in a long time.
828
00:48:29,287 --> 00:48:32,790
I'm very proud of myself,
which just means I haven't gotten caught.
829
00:48:34,625 --> 00:48:36,711
I mean, I get kicked out of places a lot
830
00:48:36,794 --> 00:48:40,006
because I'm very outspoken
and I stick up for my friends...
831
00:48:40,089 --> 00:48:42,675
but... and I like to have a good time...
832
00:48:43,509 --> 00:48:44,635
so sue me.
833
00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,763
Um, I don't really get
in that much trouble.
834
00:48:47,847 --> 00:48:49,307
People allow me to do...
835
00:48:49,390 --> 00:48:52,059
pretty much whatever I want.
836
00:48:55,021 --> 00:48:58,190
Pink is a woman
to be admired for many reasons.
837
00:48:58,274 --> 00:49:00,985
Over the course
of her ground-breaking career,
838
00:49:01,068 --> 00:49:05,281
the controversial singer
has been a fierce animal rights supporter.
839
00:49:05,364 --> 00:49:09,619
Since I was in grade school,
just my two issues in life
840
00:49:09,702 --> 00:49:13,122
have always been animal rights,
animal cruelty,
841
00:49:13,205 --> 00:49:15,082
and the legalization of marijuana...
842
00:49:15,166 --> 00:49:17,668
I gave that up a long time ago.
843
00:49:17,752 --> 00:49:19,920
That's never gonna happen.
844
00:49:20,004 --> 00:49:22,965
It takes someone
who's a bit gutsy and a bit bold
845
00:49:23,049 --> 00:49:24,634
to speak up for animal rights,
846
00:49:24,717 --> 00:49:27,261
because it's not an issue
in the mainstream.
847
00:49:28,179 --> 00:49:30,473
Pink is a pop star
with a conscience.
848
00:49:30,556 --> 00:49:32,892
She's very passionate
about many campaigns.
849
00:49:32,975 --> 00:49:36,145
She's a massive PETA supporter.
850
00:49:36,228 --> 00:49:38,481
That's an organization close to her heart.
851
00:49:38,564 --> 00:49:41,734
PETA's been working with Pink
for nearly a decade.
852
00:49:41,817 --> 00:49:43,903
She's been anti-fur her whole life,
853
00:49:43,986 --> 00:49:48,991
unlike some pop stars that claim to be
fashion icons and innovative leaders.
854
00:49:49,075 --> 00:49:51,035
Pink is not afraid to speak out.
855
00:49:52,828 --> 00:49:54,705
Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez
856
00:49:54,789 --> 00:49:57,667
have been made aware
of how cruel the fur trade is,
857
00:49:57,750 --> 00:50:04,757
so if they choose to not take action
and not to stop wearing fur,
858
00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:07,426
then there's nothing I can do about that.
859
00:50:07,510 --> 00:50:10,763
I can only choose
not to support anything that they do.
860
00:50:11,555 --> 00:50:14,767
She uses her power quite wisely,
quite savvily,
861
00:50:14,850 --> 00:50:18,104
but she's not too underground
to alienate people.
862
00:50:18,187 --> 00:50:20,940
Like the stuff with the anti-fur lobby.
863
00:50:21,023 --> 00:50:23,734
She'll put her neck on the line.
She's quite honest.
864
00:50:23,818 --> 00:50:30,366
She uses her position to bring attention
to some really sensitive...
865
00:50:30,449 --> 00:50:32,743
um... issues...
866
00:50:32,827 --> 00:50:35,705
and she does it in a really wonderful way
867
00:50:35,788 --> 00:50:39,625
because she's not shoving information
down people's throats.
868
00:50:41,419 --> 00:50:45,047
I would just say that the people
that do wear fur in this day and age,
869
00:50:45,131 --> 00:50:48,092
I can only hope that they become fur
in their next life.
870
00:50:48,175 --> 00:50:53,556
I think every mink coat or every fur coat
871
00:50:53,639 --> 00:50:57,685
should come with a video
showing someone how it's made.
872
00:50:57,768 --> 00:51:00,688
If you can watch the video
and then still purchase the coat
873
00:51:00,771 --> 00:51:04,442
and you can live with that,
then you deserve to wear that coat.
874
00:51:04,525 --> 00:51:08,612
Take it, and then pass it down
to your generation of people,
875
00:51:08,696 --> 00:51:10,823
to the next generation in your bloodline
876
00:51:10,906 --> 00:51:12,783
because you're capable of doing that.
877
00:51:12,867 --> 00:51:16,412
If you're not thinking about
what you're doing, that's the problem.
878
00:51:16,495 --> 00:51:18,330
Most teenagers aren't bothered
879
00:51:18,414 --> 00:51:21,625
about what a spokesperson
for PETA like me has to say,
880
00:51:21,709 --> 00:51:23,627
but they can relate to Pink.
881
00:51:23,711 --> 00:51:27,006
She has a huge appeal
right across the spectrum
882
00:51:27,089 --> 00:51:28,716
and it's because of that appeal
883
00:51:28,799 --> 00:51:32,261
that she's able to put across
the animal rights message
884
00:51:32,344 --> 00:51:33,763
to far corners of the world
885
00:51:33,846 --> 00:51:37,057
that sometimes we mere mortals
just can't reach.
886
00:51:37,141 --> 00:51:39,810
A hundred years ago,
PETA would have been lobbying
887
00:51:39,894 --> 00:51:42,897
to seek the favor of politicians
who decades ago
888
00:51:42,980 --> 00:51:45,357
were the sort of moral leaders
of our time.
889
00:51:45,441 --> 00:51:48,360
Now people are much more fascinated
by rock stars.
890
00:51:48,444 --> 00:51:50,613
They look to them
to see what they're eating,
891
00:51:50,696 --> 00:51:54,241
what they're wearing,
and that's why we go after them.
892
00:51:55,451 --> 00:51:58,412
We're very lucky we're able to work
with people like Pink,
893
00:51:58,496 --> 00:52:03,042
who give up not only their time
and often their money that they donate,
894
00:52:03,125 --> 00:52:06,128
but, you know, to take the time
out of a worldwide tour
895
00:52:06,212 --> 00:52:09,673
where you're doing countless interviews,
your songwriting...
896
00:52:09,757 --> 00:52:13,636
That's just a wonderful gift
that she gives to animals.
897
00:52:16,430 --> 00:52:20,309
I think you gotta choose your battles,
and I like to say I'm a work in progress
898
00:52:20,392 --> 00:52:23,854
when it comes to, you know,
balancing out which causes to follow
899
00:52:23,938 --> 00:52:26,440
and how to be as good as possible.
900
00:52:26,524 --> 00:52:30,027
I wear leather boots, I don't eat cow.
901
00:52:30,110 --> 00:52:33,405
You have to be a work in progress.
As long as you're aware,
902
00:52:33,489 --> 00:52:36,325
the first step is denial,
not only in AA, but in life.
903
00:52:36,408 --> 00:52:38,494
Um...
904
00:52:38,577 --> 00:52:41,956
It's just... You kind of just
gotta choose your battles.
905
00:52:42,039 --> 00:52:45,000
For me, I'm a vegaquarian.
I don't eat any meat, I eat fish.
906
00:52:45,084 --> 00:52:46,293
I'm working on that.
907
00:52:46,377 --> 00:52:50,214
I gotta watch Finding Nemo
a couple more times and I'll be there.
908
00:52:50,297 --> 00:52:51,340
Um...
909
00:52:52,466 --> 00:52:56,011
I do wear leather boots.
I try not to use any in my touring
910
00:52:56,095 --> 00:53:00,766
so I'm not like going through
pair after pair after pair after pair.
911
00:53:00,850 --> 00:53:04,562
I suppose everyone in that certain sense
has the ability to be outspoken,
912
00:53:04,645 --> 00:53:06,897
but then there's those who say it
and do it
913
00:53:06,981 --> 00:53:11,068
and a lot of people don't,
but she does, which is cool.
914
00:53:11,151 --> 00:53:13,654
When Pink speaks, people take notice.
915
00:53:13,737 --> 00:53:17,741
You know, she has this megaphone
at her disposal and she uses it,
916
00:53:17,825 --> 00:53:20,286
thank goodness, for the sake of animals.
917
00:53:20,369 --> 00:53:22,246
Fur is rampant and it's increasing,
918
00:53:22,329 --> 00:53:25,165
which is insane to me
with all the alternatives
919
00:53:25,249 --> 00:53:26,917
and all the materials out there.
920
00:53:27,001 --> 00:53:29,628
I find it repulsive.
It's my opinion, I stand behind it.
921
00:53:29,712 --> 00:53:31,130
I won't wear it.
922
00:53:31,213 --> 00:53:34,758
I try not to converse with people that do
because I get nauseous.
923
00:53:34,842 --> 00:53:37,052
I'm always gonna side with the animals.
924
00:53:37,136 --> 00:53:41,140
Displaying the kind of honesty
rarely exhibited by major stars,
925
00:53:41,223 --> 00:53:42,933
the mega-talented singer
926
00:53:43,017 --> 00:53:45,519
has never been less than forthright
about her views.
927
00:53:46,645 --> 00:53:52,568
When she heard that someone had thrown
a puppy off an overpass in Los Angeles,
928
00:53:52,651 --> 00:53:57,323
she donated $5,000 so that the dog
could have emergency surgery.
929
00:53:57,406 --> 00:54:00,367
This is the kind
of compassionate woman that Pink is.
930
00:54:03,329 --> 00:54:06,957
Now that times are changing,
that people are starting to see
931
00:54:07,041 --> 00:54:08,959
that there's more to being a pop star
932
00:54:09,043 --> 00:54:11,795
than looking nice
and selling out big shows.
933
00:54:14,006 --> 00:54:17,343
Pink's also spoken out
about horse-drawn carriages in New York.
934
00:54:18,802 --> 00:54:22,556
I have been in New York a lot
in the last couple years,
935
00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:25,017
and every time I see it,
it hurts my heart.
936
00:54:25,100 --> 00:54:29,063
Every time I see a horse-drawn carriage,
I stand in the middle of the street
937
00:54:29,146 --> 00:54:30,606
and yell, "Animal cruelty."
938
00:54:30,689 --> 00:54:33,567
There's gotta be
a more mature way of going about it.
939
00:54:33,651 --> 00:54:37,196
The driver, the passengers
are shocked that Pink is there
940
00:54:37,279 --> 00:54:39,031
shouting "Animal cruelty" at them
941
00:54:39,114 --> 00:54:43,494
because it's fair enough,
and these horses are cruelly abused
942
00:54:43,577 --> 00:54:47,039
by unwitting tourists who go on them
in New York City,
943
00:54:47,122 --> 00:54:51,335
and what we can say about Pink
is that she gives her all for animals.
944
00:54:51,418 --> 00:54:54,088
She works tirelessly to speak up
945
00:54:54,171 --> 00:54:56,465
for those who can't speak up
for themselves.
946
00:54:56,548 --> 00:54:59,009
She's a wonderful asset
to have onboard at team PETA.
947
00:55:06,850 --> 00:55:12,106
In 2012, Pink, who has always
been an advocate of individualism,
948
00:55:12,189 --> 00:55:13,607
announced that she would be
949
00:55:13,691 --> 00:55:17,486
the new face to represent
beauty brand Covergirl Cosmetics.
950
00:55:20,531 --> 00:55:23,575
I, believe it or not,
have always been a make-up girl.
951
00:55:23,659 --> 00:55:27,871
I have a picture of myself
in my Smurfs onesie
952
00:55:27,955 --> 00:55:33,544
at five years old
with my curls and just lips and rouge.
953
00:55:37,256 --> 00:55:39,967
The truth about make-up is it's necessary.
954
00:55:42,094 --> 00:55:43,679
That and really good lighting.
955
00:55:45,389 --> 00:55:47,224
Everyone needs a fan as well.
956
00:55:49,685 --> 00:55:52,771
I was surprised
by that latest development in her career
957
00:55:52,855 --> 00:55:55,274
and the approbation
of the cosmetics industry
958
00:55:55,357 --> 00:55:57,860
because she seemed to be
apart from all of that.
959
00:55:57,943 --> 00:56:01,655
That seems to contradict the assumptions
that we've had about Pink
960
00:56:01,739 --> 00:56:05,451
about not doing what's expected
and not being conventionally attractive
961
00:56:05,534 --> 00:56:07,703
and not playing up to stereotypical ideas
962
00:56:07,786 --> 00:56:12,124
of what constitutes
a perfect-looking pop woman.
963
00:56:12,207 --> 00:56:13,876
It was a good move by her,
964
00:56:13,959 --> 00:56:19,048
because she was saying that you can have
short hair and piercings,
965
00:56:19,131 --> 00:56:21,759
you don't have to look like this
to be attractive,
966
00:56:21,842 --> 00:56:23,469
so it wasn't hugely surprising.
967
00:56:23,552 --> 00:56:24,762
That was a good move.
968
00:56:26,930 --> 00:56:29,266
It's a contemporary way
of working.
969
00:56:29,349 --> 00:56:33,062
If you get Covergirl to help you out,
you help them out
970
00:56:33,145 --> 00:56:34,980
and then stuff gets paid for,
971
00:56:35,064 --> 00:56:37,024
so you get a bigger house
in Beverly Hills.
972
00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:44,490
In 2013, Pink was named by VH1
as one of the sexiest artists alive.
973
00:56:44,573 --> 00:56:50,704
A true advocate of individuality, the star
effortlessly mixes glamour and grit
974
00:56:50,788 --> 00:56:53,207
with unconventional, tough-girl style.
975
00:56:55,501 --> 00:57:00,672
Her style is very much individual,
very punk rock,
976
00:57:00,756 --> 00:57:05,094
very... it's like gangster,
it's like... it's very her.
977
00:57:05,177 --> 00:57:07,012
She didn't really follow trends.
978
00:57:07,096 --> 00:57:09,598
She kind of sets her own,
which is a good thing.
979
00:57:10,808 --> 00:57:16,563
She's never retro or looking back.
She is always very current.
980
00:57:16,647 --> 00:57:18,774
She likes to be different with everything.
981
00:57:18,857 --> 00:57:20,692
Her music, her attitude, her style.
982
00:57:20,776 --> 00:57:23,695
I have a lot of different looks.
It depends on the mood.
983
00:57:23,779 --> 00:57:25,781
It's an expression of your mood,
984
00:57:25,864 --> 00:57:29,576
and for tour, my make-up is colorful
985
00:57:29,660 --> 00:57:34,873
and it's always gotta be smoky and sexy,
986
00:57:34,957 --> 00:57:38,001
and then there's just
the no make-up make-up look,
987
00:57:38,085 --> 00:57:40,629
which is actually harder than any of them.
988
00:57:40,712 --> 00:57:43,132
Um, just depends on your mood.
989
00:57:43,215 --> 00:57:46,844
It's just like your outfit,
or the color of your tube socks.
990
00:57:54,268 --> 00:57:57,688
2013 proved to be
a stellar year
991
00:57:57,771 --> 00:57:59,648
for the mega-talented superstar.
992
00:57:59,731 --> 00:58:02,901
The overwhelming success
of The Truth About Love album
993
00:58:02,985 --> 00:58:07,406
and world tour
was rebirth of a career at its finest.
994
00:58:07,489 --> 00:58:10,117
I was having a lot of fun.
I think that's a new thing for me.
995
00:58:10,200 --> 00:58:13,954
I was having a lot more fun
than I've ever had before.
996
00:58:14,037 --> 00:58:18,709
And I think, production-wise,
it's a lot more interesting
997
00:58:18,792 --> 00:58:23,213
and the musicality...
I feel like I raised the bar for myself.
998
00:58:25,174 --> 00:58:27,843
People heard that there was
a new Pink album coming
999
00:58:27,926 --> 00:58:30,637
and they didn't see
that many interviews with her,
1000
00:58:30,721 --> 00:58:33,724
and there was an anticipation
her best days were behind.
1001
00:58:33,807 --> 00:58:35,851
She put out the first single
and did really well.
1002
00:58:38,270 --> 00:58:42,274
It was refreshing, kind of like,
"Okay, cool, this is good."
1003
00:58:42,357 --> 00:58:46,987
The Truth About Love is as successful
as in her prime kind of albums.
1004
00:58:47,070 --> 00:58:50,949
On YouTube, she's got millions
and millions and millions of hits.
1005
00:58:51,033 --> 00:58:54,119
It went to number one
in English countries.
1006
00:58:54,203 --> 00:58:56,705
She just doesn't seem
to be slowing down at all.
1007
00:58:56,788 --> 00:58:58,332
There seems to be no end.
1008
00:58:59,333 --> 00:59:03,337
To see her being on such a high caliber
of popularity is amazing.
1009
00:59:03,420 --> 00:59:04,546
I'm really happy.
1010
00:59:04,630 --> 00:59:08,383
Pink, if you are listening
and watching this, world tour, let's go!
1011
00:59:09,092 --> 00:59:11,512
When you're on a world tour, it is crazy.
1012
00:59:11,595 --> 00:59:14,932
The demand for any artist,
no matter how big,
1013
00:59:15,015 --> 00:59:17,017
unless the company sees fit
1014
00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:21,355
or unless it was M. J., R.I.P.,
they don't give you a lot of time.
1015
00:59:21,438 --> 00:59:22,981
They want things done now.
1016
00:59:23,065 --> 00:59:26,068
To dance on a tour is very,
very gruelling on the body.
1017
00:59:26,151 --> 00:59:27,694
It takes a lot out.
1018
00:59:27,778 --> 00:59:32,282
All the countries you go to,
you don't get time to spend in them.
1019
00:59:32,366 --> 00:59:36,119
You arrive, you go on the plane,
you arrive at the airport.
1020
00:59:36,203 --> 00:59:37,496
You go to the hotel,
1021
00:59:37,579 --> 00:59:40,541
you're practically in rehearsals
probably that same day,
1022
00:59:40,624 --> 00:59:43,210
then you're mash because you're jet-lagged
1023
00:59:43,293 --> 00:59:45,337
as well as being tired from rehearsals.
1024
00:59:45,420 --> 00:59:46,922
Then you wake up and do that again,
1025
00:59:47,005 --> 00:59:50,842
and the majority of the time,
it's show time that same day.
1026
00:59:50,926 --> 00:59:53,262
The fitness level needs to be up here
1027
00:59:53,345 --> 00:59:57,015
because you're gonna be doing
number after number for two hours.
1028
00:59:57,099 --> 01:00:01,186
The physical conditioning
that your body has to be in is crazy.
1029
01:00:01,270 --> 01:00:05,148
You have to get used to being jet-lagged
and being tired.
1030
01:00:05,232 --> 01:00:07,943
Anyone getting involved,
I'd say, "Go to the gym."
1031
01:00:12,072 --> 01:00:14,950
Pink is recognized
as one of the most daring
1032
01:00:15,033 --> 01:00:17,953
and innovative performers
of the modern era.
1033
01:00:18,036 --> 01:00:21,415
But until recently,
she has been curiously underrated.
1034
01:00:21,498 --> 01:00:23,166
Adored by her fans,
1035
01:00:23,250 --> 01:00:26,461
but surprisingly ignored
by the mainstream media.
1036
01:00:28,130 --> 01:00:30,090
Pink has had to work harder
1037
01:00:30,173 --> 01:00:33,260
to achieve the level of success
enjoyed by her peers.
1038
01:00:33,343 --> 01:00:36,471
She's almost like,
um, hiding in plain sight, Pink.
1039
01:00:36,555 --> 01:00:39,975
She's huge but no one seems
to write or talk about her.
1040
01:00:40,058 --> 01:00:42,185
She's underrated a lot as an artist,
1041
01:00:42,269 --> 01:00:45,063
probably the same way
Prince is underrated a lot.
1042
01:00:46,773 --> 01:00:50,068
She has been,
to a certain audience,
1043
01:00:50,152 --> 01:00:53,071
a huge artist for years,
1044
01:00:53,155 --> 01:00:55,741
but she has not received the recognition
1045
01:00:55,824 --> 01:00:59,828
that she should have been receiving
until very recently.
1046
01:00:59,911 --> 01:01:03,206
That's frustrated me,
because I admire her so much,
1047
01:01:03,290 --> 01:01:05,584
both as an artist and as an individual.
1048
01:01:05,667 --> 01:01:08,211
Sells millions of records
but doesn't seem to register
1049
01:01:08,295 --> 01:01:13,425
as big as Britney or Katy Perry
or Lady Gaga, one of those.
1050
01:01:14,092 --> 01:01:16,678
She doesn't actively court the media.
1051
01:01:16,762 --> 01:01:19,348
She's not like Madonna,
who you know that what she's saying
1052
01:01:19,431 --> 01:01:23,310
is gonna be tied around her press
a lot of the time.
1053
01:01:23,393 --> 01:01:25,145
She's very cool in that way.
1054
01:01:26,605 --> 01:01:28,440
She doesn't do many interviews.
1055
01:01:28,523 --> 01:01:31,526
She doesn't try and conform
to the sort of girly pop artist
1056
01:01:31,610 --> 01:01:32,986
who gets a bit all the time.
1057
01:01:33,070 --> 01:01:37,032
Her talent is really what has driven
her career
1058
01:01:37,115 --> 01:01:40,494
rather than the publicity
and any sort of stunts.
1059
01:01:40,577 --> 01:01:42,412
To her, I don't think it matters.
1060
01:01:42,496 --> 01:01:45,791
She just cares
what the people who support her feel.
1061
01:01:46,583 --> 01:01:49,628
If there's something popular,
I tend to not...
1062
01:01:50,629 --> 01:01:52,589
I try not go anywhere near it.
1063
01:01:52,673 --> 01:01:56,051
Um, and that's funny, being a pop star.
1064
01:01:56,718 --> 01:01:59,805
So, I think it's helpful, I...
1065
01:01:59,888 --> 01:02:04,142
Well, also,
everything's really techno-y as well
1066
01:02:04,226 --> 01:02:08,230
and that, like, gives me
bad flashbacks to my past
1067
01:02:08,313 --> 01:02:10,482
and makes me want to grab a glow stick.
1068
01:02:10,565 --> 01:02:13,652
So, I try to steer clear.
1069
01:02:13,735 --> 01:02:16,071
She's getting bigger and bigger,
1070
01:02:16,154 --> 01:02:18,824
and she is now starting
to get the recognition
1071
01:02:18,907 --> 01:02:20,492
she should have been getting.
1072
01:02:24,371 --> 01:02:26,665
One measure
of Pink's contemporary relevance
1073
01:02:26,748 --> 01:02:29,668
is, if you do a compare
and contrast with One Direction,
1074
01:02:29,751 --> 01:02:33,130
Justin Bieber, who sold out
five nights each at the O2 in London,
1075
01:02:33,213 --> 01:02:37,300
where Pink's done four,
and that's pretty impressive.
1076
01:02:37,384 --> 01:02:40,762
Bieber's a lot newer,
One Direction a hell of lot newer.
1077
01:02:40,846 --> 01:02:43,807
Pink's been around
for a decade and a half,
1078
01:02:43,890 --> 01:02:49,855
and to still be able to sell out
four nights of a major venue
1079
01:02:49,938 --> 01:02:54,025
in one of the capital cities of the world,
that is seriously impressive.
1080
01:02:54,109 --> 01:02:56,945
The media has not given her
that type of shine.
1081
01:02:57,028 --> 01:02:59,156
That sucks. Maybe that's what she wanted.
1082
01:02:59,239 --> 01:03:01,324
But now she's back in it. It's boom!
1083
01:03:04,119 --> 01:03:06,913
Over the course
of her ground-breaking career,
1084
01:03:07,581 --> 01:03:08,874
Pink's music has struck a chord
1085
01:03:08,957 --> 01:03:12,085
not only with her legions of fans
around the world
1086
01:03:12,169 --> 01:03:14,212
but has also paved the path
1087
01:03:14,296 --> 01:03:16,882
for many of today's most popular
female artists.
1088
01:03:16,965 --> 01:03:20,135
I'm giving face, people,
giving face.
1089
01:03:20,218 --> 01:03:22,220
That's all I want to do, is give this.
1090
01:03:23,805 --> 01:03:25,724
Pink's been a huge influence
1091
01:03:25,807 --> 01:03:28,226
for a lot
of the more recent female artists.
1092
01:03:29,186 --> 01:03:32,105
She influenced Rihanna, Miley Cyrus...
1093
01:03:32,189 --> 01:03:33,064
She's influenced
1094
01:03:33,148 --> 01:03:35,609
all these different people
who have come since.
1095
01:03:37,068 --> 01:03:39,780
You'll see that people
like Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift
1096
01:03:39,863 --> 01:03:42,324
have taken a leaf out of Pink's book
1097
01:03:42,407 --> 01:03:46,286
with regard to how to outgrow
that bit of your musical career
1098
01:03:46,369 --> 01:03:48,789
and then embrace the next stage.
1099
01:03:49,748 --> 01:03:52,083
She influenced a lot of people on the way,
1100
01:03:52,167 --> 01:03:53,668
from Rihanna to Adele.
1101
01:03:53,752 --> 01:03:56,838
Adele saw one of her performances
at the Brixton Academy
1102
01:03:56,922 --> 01:03:59,508
and says it was
a defining moment in her life.
1103
01:03:59,591 --> 01:04:01,218
I'm the biggest Pink fan, yeah.
1104
01:04:01,301 --> 01:04:03,595
I've been listening to Pink
since I was 11,
1105
01:04:03,678 --> 01:04:06,431
so, again, to be anywhere near her
is just amazing.
1106
01:04:06,515 --> 01:04:08,391
Just feels a bit of an imposter.
1107
01:04:08,475 --> 01:04:12,103
I was waiting for someone to go,
"Uh, you got Punk'd."
1108
01:04:12,938 --> 01:04:17,400
Well, I'm some random, random girl
from South London, in England,
1109
01:04:17,484 --> 01:04:20,529
and I'm not your typical pop star
or nothing,
1110
01:04:20,612 --> 01:04:24,282
and people are making
my dreams come true, so...
1111
01:04:26,618 --> 01:04:29,746
♪ Everybody's gotta feel a winner
Sometimes ♪
1112
01:04:29,830 --> 01:04:32,415
Pink is an irrepressible performer.
1113
01:04:32,499 --> 01:04:35,252
Synonymous with exuberance and high energy,
1114
01:04:35,335 --> 01:04:39,047
she continues to conquer
in a teen-dominated industry,
1115
01:04:39,130 --> 01:04:42,133
a tremendous testament
to her brilliant career.
1116
01:04:42,968 --> 01:04:44,386
She's an original.
1117
01:04:44,469 --> 01:04:46,763
Despite so much competition from new acts,
1118
01:04:46,847 --> 01:04:49,516
she's still holding her own
after a decade of work.
1119
01:04:51,768 --> 01:04:56,439
She's one of the few,
if not the only artist of her generation,
1120
01:04:56,523 --> 01:04:59,150
that has the legs
to endure for another decade.
1121
01:05:00,026 --> 01:05:05,740
Pink is an amalgamation
of someone that you would call an artist
1122
01:05:05,824 --> 01:05:08,118
in every sense of the word.
1123
01:05:08,201 --> 01:05:10,579
She's getting new fans all the time.
1124
01:05:10,662 --> 01:05:13,623
She's obviously growing as an artist
and growing in popularity.
1125
01:05:13,707 --> 01:05:17,627
Seeing her journey, you've got a sense
that she's become
1126
01:05:17,711 --> 01:05:19,796
more of the artist that she wants to be.
1127
01:05:19,879 --> 01:05:22,757
If she stays true to herself
and follows her direction,
1128
01:05:22,841 --> 01:05:25,677
there will always be
a place for her within the arts.
1129
01:05:26,636 --> 01:05:31,308
I also see her venturing
into more film or the acting side.
1130
01:05:31,391 --> 01:05:33,935
She's done
a few cameo appearances in film.
1131
01:05:34,019 --> 01:05:36,229
She did the Charlie's Angels film.
1132
01:05:36,313 --> 01:05:39,399
It's always good to branch out
and to do different things.
1133
01:05:39,482 --> 01:05:41,985
She'd be great doing the X Factor thing.
1134
01:05:42,068 --> 01:05:43,987
I think she'd do that really well.
1135
01:05:44,070 --> 01:05:46,906
She'd be very good as a mouthy judge.
1136
01:05:46,990 --> 01:05:49,534
You never know. You never know with Pink.
1137
01:05:50,869 --> 01:05:54,956
Pink, who has previously
dismissed hosting American Idol,
1138
01:05:55,040 --> 01:05:59,002
still rejects the idea of signing up
as a judge on a talent show.
1139
01:05:59,919 --> 01:06:03,590
It's not my deal.
It's not cute unless you have an accent.
1140
01:06:03,673 --> 01:06:07,135
The only reason Simon gets away with it
is because it sounds cool.
1141
01:06:07,218 --> 01:06:10,013
It doesn't sound cool coming from me.
1142
01:06:11,306 --> 01:06:15,435
I don't feel like we're creating
songwriters or musicians, or...
1143
01:06:15,518 --> 01:06:17,228
I mean, it's a karaoke contest.
1144
01:06:17,312 --> 01:06:22,400
There's some great karaoke singers,
but I'm not getting a lot out of it.
1145
01:06:26,071 --> 01:06:28,698
Pink really is one of a kind.
1146
01:06:28,782 --> 01:06:32,369
An electrifying singer,
an accomplished songwriter
1147
01:06:32,452 --> 01:06:35,205
and an iconic performer.
1148
01:06:35,288 --> 01:06:37,749
She has just got
that natural talent.
1149
01:06:37,832 --> 01:06:41,753
She'll be able to carry on her career
as long as she wants to.
1150
01:06:41,836 --> 01:06:44,005
She's gonna be around
in ten years time.
1151
01:06:44,089 --> 01:06:46,174
She's gonna still be rocking it.
1152
01:06:46,257 --> 01:06:49,469
I was gonna say
she might not be as active on her tours
1153
01:06:49,552 --> 01:06:52,222
and the shows that she puts on,
but I take that back.
1154
01:06:52,305 --> 01:06:54,140
Knowing Pink, she probably will be.
1155
01:06:54,224 --> 01:06:59,145
She'll be just as amazing and hard-core
and just throwing herself around the stage
1156
01:06:59,229 --> 01:07:01,773
and doing stuff
that make you drop your jaw.
1157
01:07:01,856 --> 01:07:03,441
With no harness, I'm sure.
1158
01:07:03,525 --> 01:07:07,112
And, oh yeah, I think she'll be
a popular artist
1159
01:07:07,195 --> 01:07:09,280
for many, many years to come.
1160
01:07:11,866 --> 01:07:15,245
This remarkable woman
has carved an exceptional career
1161
01:07:15,328 --> 01:07:17,205
through being a true artist,
1162
01:07:17,288 --> 01:07:18,790
and as for the future,
1163
01:07:18,873 --> 01:07:23,962
well, with Pink being Pink,
anything is possible.