Pink: Staying True Page #4

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She had Carey with her and it

was very intimate.

We didn't tell the media

or anything and we were closed

at the time...

so there was no hassle for her

and she was great.

When she very first arrived,

she was walking down

the drive...

and one of the sanctuary dogs

headed up the driveway yapping

like mad at her.

I was immediately a little bit

embarrassed and like trying

to call the dog back...

but she just simply, out of the

small crowd she was with...

she was the first to just

kneel down and kind of open

her arms up...

knew exactly how to handle a dog

like that and the dog fell in

love with her instantly.

She's obviously very used to

animals, she was brilliant.

I got to see a different side to

her and her passion for animal

welfare was very, very evident.

It was very sincere.

She really grasped what it was

all about, straight away...

and she really listened

to the stories of some

of the individuals.

I didn't tell her

how much of a fan I was.

I felt I shouldn't, that it was

unprofessional or something...

but, you know, little did she

know, you know...

I'd had a poster on my bedroom

wall for years.

We had a cup of tea out

in front of the house

and she was lovely...

and Carey was really nice,

as well.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Pink agreed to headline

a concert in Cardiff, Wales...

to raise funds for thousands

of animals in need.

She enabled one of my dreams

to come true, which was to host

this concert...

and raise the money and the

awareness for hundreds

of animals.

I hadn't been involved in the

music industry, so it was

all very new to me.

So seeing everything being set

up was amazing, and I was

in the seats in the arena...

just watching all the crews

setting up the stage.

She came out and gave me a hug

and she just said in my ear,

"We did it."

You know, we've made

it happen...

and that was-- that was, yeah,

that was really special.

You couldn't wish for someone

any more wonderful than she is.

What they've done with this

charity is brilliant,

it's absolutely amazing...

and it's a night where the whole

country comes together

and I just think it's great.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

It wasn't until the start

of the new century...

that Pink's career as a serious

solo contender got underway.

Her breakthrough album,

"Can't Take Me Home",

was released in 2000.

"Split Personality", which is

number one, is my favorite...

because it allowed me to sing

the way I like to sing.

That's me, 150 percent,

like, I love to sing.

That's, that's-- growing up

listening to 4 Non Blondes

and stuff...

like, you'll recognize those

influences in that song.

KIRSTY ALLISON (V.O.):

"Can't Take Me Home"

was her first album.

It was very R & B-driven.

When she first came up,

Pink was very much R & B...

just after she first kind

of hit the mainstream.

Her debut album was fairly

inauspicious,

it was R & B-tinged...

as a lot of music was back then.

They started out as very kind

of R & B at first...

and then it slowly transcended

into very commercial

and very pop.

It was a great album, but since

then, her more recent albums...

have definitely gone more

towards the rock genre.

She dibble-dabbled in so many

different genres...

dependant on what she feels

is right at the time.

She looked like she was gonna

be shiny R & B...

influenced by Timberland

and Pharrell Williams, that

type of jerky R & B sound...

but she very quickly left that

behind and her punky roots

shined through.

She hasn't really been able

to hide them ever since.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

The pop shock rocker's career

went from strength to strength.

In 2001, Pink joined forces

with Mya, Lil' Kim and

Christina Aguilera...

covering a high-energy version

of "Lady Marmalade"...

for the soundtrack of the hit

movie "Moulin Rouge".

We actually had a great time

together.

We support each other

100 percent.

I'm a fan of theirs, too...

I mean, I really enjoy all

their music...

and it was just a blast

to be a part of...

to be working with all of them,

so, it was fun.

I want to say, this year,

myself, along with my girls...

Christina Aguilera,

Pink and Mya...

we are nominated for a Grammy

and we are also performing...

at the Grammy's, so it's

going to be so much fun

and I can't wait.

It's like Battle of the B*tches,

it's awesome.

I'm happy to be a part of it.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"Lady Marmalade" topped the

charts around the world.

In the U.S., it became Pink's

first number one single...

and earned the star her first

Grammy Award for

Best Pop Collaboration.

Initially viewed as just

another face in the late 90's

crowd of teen pop acts...

the multi-talented artist

quickly transcended

and outgrew that label.

The 2001 album release

of "Misunderstood"...

sealed Pink's reputation

as an accomplished songwriter.

Oh, it was the perfect

transformation, it was

the perfect...

I think it bridges the gap

between the last album

and this one.

"Misunderstood", that was the

first album she really had a bit

more creative control over.

She went in and told the guy

and the record label LaFace...

to listen to her,

because he wasn't listening.

So she's always pushed things

a bit harder.

Pink pretty much came into her

own when she made the

"Misunderstood" album.

That pretty much cemented the

public's perception of Pink...

as the artist currently and

forever more known as Pink.

That's what made her

the way she is today.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

The misunderstood album

featured songwriting...

contribution from legendary

4 Non Blondes singer

Linda Perry.

She hooks up with Linda Perry...

who used to be

in 4 Non Blondes in the 90's.

It was an unlikely pairing

at the time...

because Linda Perry had

had hits...

but wasn't known

as a pre-eminent...

multi-million selling

despot songwriter.

This whole "Misunderstood" thing

which she did with...

4 Non Blondes, right,

with Linda Perry...

really kind of pulled out that

whole emotional thing with her

and she got really cool.

It was actually Pink's inspired

decision to collaborate

with her.

She divined something in Perry

that would provide the

catalyst...

for her own transformation from

R & B girl to punk pop queen.

It's funny, because the same

week I was supposed to start

thinking about my new album...

I was kind of being nosy and

going through my make-up

artist's book...

because he left it out, and I

saw her number and I was like...

"Oh, my god, I love her."

And I just stole it,

quickly wrote it down

on my hand and I called her...

and I left her a message,

I was like, "Oh, my god, I love

you. I'm not this big diva.

"You have to call me back.

I got arrested singing your crap

out of my window, you owe me.

"If I can find out your number,

I can find out where you live."

And I was basically just her

stalker and she called me back.

She's like, "You're nuts,

you should come over."

So I did and we wrote 15 songs

in a month and a half and that

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