Pink: Staying True Page #6

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I think it adds some of her

edge to her...

but she still rocks out,

as well.

Studio sessions used to be,

"Okay, I'm gonna start my

record.

"Let's get the whiskey and some

cigarettes and let's do this

damn thing."

And now, it's sort of Monday

through Friday from 1:00

to 10:
00...

and she would be there every

couple of hours...

and everybody I work with

is a friend or a parent...

so it was very, very easy.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

The singer-songwriter admits

having a rock star mom...

could be a little confusing

for her daughter.

I can tell it's very

confusing for her.

Two things, Mommy's voice

on the phone, this is how we

listen to my music...

and Skype with Grandma

and Grandpa.

Can you imagine being five, six

months old and seeing a little

talking head in the computer?

Remember it used to be something

we could only imagine?

Now she's like, she pulls down

the computer and looks

behind it.

I'm like, "Right? I know,

isn't that f***ing weird?"

So it's fun to--

She likes the Black Eyed Peas,

which is hard at 7:00 A.M.

sometimes.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

2003 saw the release of Pink's

third studio album...

"Try This", which continued

with her reinvention...

and introduced fans to a new,

heavier rock direction.

The biggest challenge, I think,

was nobody telling me...

what I couldn't do, um, I've

always had people telling me...

that I can't do something and

then I've proven them wrong...

so it was a little uninspiring

just to be completely free

to do whatever I wanted.

It was a challenge just to make

another record in general

for me...

because I felt like I poured out

my entire 23 years of life

and they misunderstood...

and I figured I'd have to live

20 more years if I had anything

to talk about...

but it happened

and I was inspired.

"Try This", that was when she

really started getting rocky.

She did "Try This",

which got her a Grammy...

which was kind of artist

credibility.

Her voice is unique, because a

lot of the female artists out

there at the moment...

have got very poppy voices,

and they all kind of sound

pretty much the same.

Pink's dynamic vocal range

is just amazing.

You know when you hear a record,

and you think...

"Oh, I wonder if that's gonna

sound like that live?"

Well, it's exactly

like that live.

It sounds exactly like the

record, sometimes even better.

With Pink, you get no faux pas

ala Beyonc, where the audience

is left reeling and wondering...

"Did she or did she not mime?"

I would definitely class her as

a rock star, pop star and

general legend.

Ten out of ten, straight up.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

In 2004, three of the most

powerful women...

in show business joined forces

for a Pepsi commercial.

Pink, Britney Spears and

Beyonc stood united during

the premiere in London...

as hundreds of fans braved

Britain's arctic weather...

to catch a glimpse

of the global mega-stars.

REPORTER (O.S.):

Why do you think Pepsi chose

the three of you?

Um, I think, you know,

we're all so diverse...

and we're so different and,

like, when you put people like

that together...

I think it's very interesting

for people to see...

you know, that diversity in the

characters, basically, you know?

And, um, I think that's why

they chose us like this...

and it worked out, our chemistry

together when we were shooting

was really, really cool, so--

REPORTER (O.S.):

Who do you think made

the best gladiator?

The best gladiator? I don't

know, I've got some tricks

up my sleeve.

I can really work it out.

I can, like, really fight,

so they better watch out.

I think we all represent

something different...

and we all can reach

different people...

but I think the combination

of us three was just genius,

you know?

Our voices are different,

but you put it together...

it was the soul, the rock and

the pop, it was just--

it turned out great

and everyone looks different...

just the variations

of everything, just kind

of complimented each other.

REPORTER (O.S.):
Who do

you think made the best...

gladiator out of you all?

I don't know. I'm not sure,

that's not nice.

I don't know.

Not me, how about that?

NARRATOR (V.O.):

2006 saw the release

of "I'm Not Dead"...

a testament to Pink's enduring

popularity and widespread

appeal.

I've written every song,

I just-- I only play drums...

so I can't really get much

melodical inspiration from that.

Although, I've tried.

"I'm Not Dead" was pretty rad as

well, and she went with Rancid,

didn't she, for that one?

I worked with some

incredible people...

um, Butch Walker, Billy Mann,

Mike Elizondo, Max Martin,

Dr. Luke...

I'm a very, very lucky girl.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

2008's electrifying

"Funhouse" album...

reached the coveted number one

spot in six countries...

while the Funhouse Tour proved

to be a sell-out around

the world.

We've never sold this many

advanced tickets for ever...

and it's really exciting

and comforting that people want

to come play with us.

It's a fun show, it's a lot,

it's more than I've ever

done before.

Everybody's had a really good

time putting it together...

and the band's tight.

I'm just trying to remember

the words, at this point.

Yeah...

As you can see, the stage

is not built yet, or as

you can hear.

No, the band's really tight,

I'm ready, I just have to

remember the words...

which I haven't been recently,

but it makes me laugh, so--

As long as we don't take

ourselves too seriously,

I think we're okay.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

It seemed the last rites

on Pink's career...

would be administered by her

record label, Jive...

with the 2010 release of her

greatest hits album...

but a curious thing happened,

Pink survived and her label

did not.

From the time she first came

to prominence...

Pink has refused to live up

to the female pop singer

stereotype...

and consistently breaks the

conventional celebrity mold.

I think the ultimate goal

for me was to win an award...

and be able to tell every

teacher that never believed

in me where they could stick it.

But then when you actually get

there, you don't feel that

anger anymore...

because you've done the work and

you feel really good about it...

and it becomes a much more

positive thing...

so when you get up there and win

that award, the first thing

on your mind is not...

"And my fourth grade teacher,

I hated you and I told you

I'd be up here!"

It just-- it goes away,

I don't know...

and it was nice to be able to,

you know, put a certain finger

in the air and say...

"Look at the person that you

thought wouldn't be

anything,"...

but after that, it's more like,

"All right, I'm here now,

now what?

"What am I gonna do

with all this?

"Am I gonna be a vacuous...

"anorexic, unhealthy,

waste-of-space filler?

"Or am I going to do what

I was raised to do...

"which is the freedom fighter,

or piss the world off."

NARRATOR (V.O.):

The edgy pop icon is certainly

happy to stir up controversy.

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