Pink: Staying True Page #3

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in pop history.

As a performer, she's just one

of the best, and she's been on

for so many years....

and brought so many

differences to the table...

that's why she's so successful.

Definitely a--

like high up there.

If you've never been

to a Pink concert...

if you've never seen her live,

expect the unexpected.

You have no idea what may happen

the next few goes, so...

go, people, go!

It's always something that you

can get your teeth into.

She pushes herself

to the limit...

and wows the entire audience.

She knows what she's doing

and how she wants it.

She's an artist, she's growing,

she wants to try new things.

KATIE HOBBS (O.S.):

She puts on such a show, she

doesn't just stand and sing.

She's got such a presence

on the stage.

SIMEON QSYEA (O.S.): That's why

when we say the word "artist",

we look after the music part...

they are artists, because it's

not just about the music.

Electric would just be the word,

electric.

Funhouse is a hard show

to top, but that's my job...

that's what I have

to figure out...

whether I have to light myself

on fire or shoot myself

out of a cannon...

that's what I have to do,

I have to figure it out...

and that's the fun part for me.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

In the big-budget, high-concept

touring game...

Pink has become the female pop

star to beat live onstage.

Moonlighting as an aerialist

and trapeze artist...

the star delivers an

intoxicating blend of

gymnast-trained athleticism...

and slickly choreographed,

breath-taking performances.

KATIE HOBBS (O.S.):

I don't know of any other

artists that have done this.

She is in a harness with

amazing acrobatics on silks...

with wires and spinning around.

SIMEON QSYEA (O.S.):

She was being harnessed up

and it was amazing.

KATIE HOBBS (O.S.):

She was on the stage and the

seats way, way at the back...

over the other side of the

arena, up in the gods...

she said, "I'm gonna come see

you in a minute"...

and she literally flew through

the entire O2 Arena...

right to the very back, up high

to those people up there...

and was just waving at them.

She just has the head mic on,

and she's however many feet up

in the air, tumbling.

She even started from the top

of the crowd...

right to where, all the way

through singing live...

and the crowd was just

constantly grabbing her,

right, left and center...

but she didn't care,

she just dove right through

and carried on singing.

She proceeded to extend an

entire song singing, flying

around the entire arena.

It wasn't just about being

a spectacle on stage...

it was still very much

about the music.

One thing I very much like

about Pink, how you can

intertwine the two.

It would be impossible

to represent an entire show

with one song...

as it would an entire album

with one single...

there's too much, it's too much.

What you won't see is the silks

and the mats and the danger...

it's a lot of emotions

in an hour and a half.

It's really good.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Few, if any performers deliver

better pop shows than Pink.

Her mesmerizing performances

have allowed her to rise above

the competition...

attracting critical acclaim

from all quarters of the media.

Pink, one of the biggest artists

I've worked for...

there was nothing that was

intimidating...

apart from I didn't know if

she'd be like snobby...

if she'd be grounded,

if she would come in and

high-five everyone.

I didn't know what to expect

and this was my biggest

commercial job...

so I wanted to make sure

that I was being professional...

and not, kind of looking at her

and staring.

To perform and to be accepted to

work with an artist that big,

from the States...

as the very first type of big

job, for me, was just

through the roof.

I enjoyed every single

second of it.

Very surreal experience

when I first got introduced...

there wasn't heaps of people

surrounding her...

and people on the phones with

agents and things like that.

She kind of came in, she had

a hoody on this black jacket...

and I was kind of like, hey,

it's Pink, and she was like hi.

I was just like okay,

there she goes.

I was nervous, obviously,

like everybody else.

I'm thinking, wow, this is

a big American star...

and I'm like from a small,

little town called Leeds.

So, to work with her is a little

bit of self-pressure,

but nothing relayed from her.

She brings a sense of the laxed

vibe between you...

she'll make you just feel as

normal as this interview

is going on right now.

I felt so at ease, it didn't

feel like a job, it just felt

like, let's go play on stage.

Her personality is fun.

The word fun would cover just

so many bases of what she is...

she makes people feel

comfortable...

especially when you're in a work

type of environment.

As a person, like the times

I've been with her...

she's been very closed,

the times that we did

spend together...

I just get this kind of-- she's

a very personal person.

I think it takes a lot to get

into her, or get to know her

in that way.

She treats everyone the same,

okay, stereotypical type

of thing to say...

but she really does,

and so, yeah, it's a breeze.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Pink has become almost as well

known for her campaigning...

activities as she has

for her music.

In 2007, the compassionate

singer teamed up with the

animal welfare charity...

Party For Animals Worldwide.

When I started

Party For Animals Worldwide...

right from the beginning, Pink

was who I wanted to engage.

I knew that she was passionate

about animal welfares...

so I felt that if I could reach

her, if she knew about what we

were trying to do...

that she would support it,

I had absolute, unwavering

belief in that.

I had no contacts in the music

industry.

I asked for a backstage meet and

greet at one of her concerts.

I thought that'd be a good

opportunity to just try and

engage with her...

get her to sign a t-shirt,

and to my disbelief

and sheer excitement...

I received a positive response

and was able to meet her

very briefly backstage.

She's such a fiery and strong

character, and when I met

her backstage...

I was a little bit star-struck

and probably didn't deal

with it very well.

I didn't get myself across

entirely how I wanted to...

because she was an idol

of mine.

I thought I'd really ruined my

chance, but luckily I had

written down my request...

and a little bit more about

the organization and I handed

her a letter.

I didn't think she would read

the letter, I thought she would

just give it to her assistant...

or put it to one side

and that would be it.

However, I was wrong, she

obviously did read it.

The next day, I received an

email saying she was interested

in the organization...

and you can imagine, I was

absolutely blown away.

It was like a dream come true,

even though I wanted someone

to pinch me.

A few days later, she came down

and I showed her around the

monkey sanctuary.

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