Pink: Staying True Page #7

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She's a rock chic,

through and through...

I think it's her honesty that

really appeals to people.

She's a strong-minded lady.

She likes to surprise people.

She likes to step

outside the box...

and she definitely doesn't

like conforming.

She has got an outspoken

attitude...

and I greatly admire her

for that.

You get an example of Pink,

the principle performer...

when you hear that Prince

William invited her to perform

at his 21st birthday party...

which was extraordinarily

flattered, but she turned

it down. Why?

Because she discovered

that he shoots animals.

Not on a regular basis...

and he doesn't really sway

to the sharp shot...

but, yeah, well done, Pink.

He invited me to his 21st

birthday and I read the

whole thing...

about how he was in Africa

ramming spears through

animals...

that just hurts my heart,

and I wanted him to know...

and I figured if he wants me

at his birthday party then he'll

listen to what I have to say.

He might not like it, and that's

too bad, but I didn't like what

I read, either.

I'm not surprised that Pink

refused to play at his

birthday party...

she doesn't think that animals

should be killed...

for our entertainment

of the so-called sport...

and I hope that that kind

of action from celebrities

like Pink...

will encourage people

to change their ways.

She stands by her morals...

and it doesn't matter what kind

of temptation is pointed

towards her...

be it a royal member or,

you know, someone off

the street...

she stands by it,

she's picaresque.

That's just about being very

present and aware and learning

and changing...

and I just feel very alive and

feisty and, you know, I have a

lot to say...

so I will not sit down

and shut up!

You has this thing sometimes,

where it's just--

And you can't tell, you're

like-- are you happy, angry?

I don't know.

I'm just gonna wait over there.

Split personalities, that

kind of sums Pink up...

she's the bouncy, fun, bright,

pop girl on the one hand...

mainstream kind of girl you want

to take home to meet your

parents...

the other hand, if you do take

her home to meet your parents,

she's liable to do something...

really embarrassing and

outrageous and make a complete

show of herself...

she just can't stop herself.

I haven't been arrested

in a long time, I'm very

proud of myself...

which just means I haven't

gotten caught.

What kind of-- I mean, I get

kicked out of places a lot...

because I'm very outspoken

and I stick up for my friends...

but-- and I like to have

a good time, so sue me.

Um, I don't really get

in that much trouble...

people allow me to do it,

pretty much whatever I want.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Pink is a woman to be admired

for many reasons.

Over the course of her

ground-breaking career...

the controversial singer has

been a fierce animal rights

supporter.

Since I was in grade school,

just my two issues in life...

have always been animal rights,

animal cruelty...

and the legalization

of marijuana, but, no--

I gave that up a long time ago.

That's never gonna happen.

It takes someone who's a bit

gutsy and a bit bold...

to speak up for animal rights,

because it's not an issue...

which is in the mainstream.

Pink is a pop star

with a conscience...

she's very passionate about

many campaigns.

She's a massive PETA

supporter...

that's an organization

close to her heart.

PETA's been working with Pink

for nearly a decade...

she's been anti-fur her whole

life, unlike some pop stars...

that plan to be fashion icons

and innovative leaders.

Pink is not afraid to speak out.

People like Beyonc and Jennifer

Lopez have been made aware...

of how cruel the fur trade is...

so if they choose to not take

action, and not to stop

wearing fur...

then there's nothing I can do

about that, I can only choose

not to support anything they do.

She uses her power quite wisely,

quite savvily...

but she's not too underground

to alienate people...

like the stuff

with the anti-fur lobby...

she'll find that common line,

I think she's quite honest.

attention... position to bring

to some really

sensitive... issues...

and she does it in

a really wonderful way...

because she's not shoving

information down people's

throats.

PINK (O.S.):
I would just say

that the people that do wear fur

in this day and age...

I can only hope that they

become fur in their next life.

I think every mink coat

or every fur coat...

should come with a video showing

someone how it's made.

So, if you can sit down

and watch the video and

still purchase the coat...

and you can live with that, then

you deserve to wear that coat.

Take it, and then pass it down

to your generation of people...

to the next generation

in your bloodline...

because you're obviously

capable of doing that...

but if you're just doing it,

and you're not thinking about

what you're doing...

that's the problem I have.

Most teenagers aren't bothered

about what a spokesperson

for PETA like me has to say...

but they can relate to Pink,

she has a huge appeal right

across the spectrum...

and it's because of that appeal

that she's able to put across

the animal rights message...

to the far corners of the world

that sometimes we mere mortals

just can't reach.

100 years ago, PETA would have

been lobbying to seek...

the favor of politicians who,

decades ago...

were the sort of moral leaders

of our time.

Now people are much more

fascinated by rock stars...

they look to those people

to see what they're eating...

what they're wearing and how

they're living their lives...

and that's why we go after them.

We're very lucky that we're able

to work with people like Pink...

who give up not only their time,

and often their money that

they donate...

but, you know, to take the time

out of a worldwide tour...

where you're doing countless

interviews, your songwriting...

that's just a wonderful gift

that she gives to animals.

I think you gotta choose your

battles and I like to say

I'm a work in progress...

when it comes to, you know,

balancing out which causes

to follow...

and how to be as good

as possible.

I wear leather boots,

I don't eat cow...

you just have to be a work

in progress, as long

as you're aware...

the first step is denial,

not only in AA, but in life.

It's just-- you kind of just

gotta choose your battles.

For me, I'm a veg-aquarian, I

don't eat any meat, I eat fish.

I'm working on that,

I gotta watch "Finding Nemo"

a couple more times...

and I'll be there.

You know, I do wear leather

boots, I try not to use

any in my touring...

so I'm not like going through

pair after pair after pair

after pair.

I suppose everyone in that

certain sense has the ability

to be outspoken..

but then there's those

who say it and do it...

and a lot of people don't,

but she does, which is cool.

When Pink speaks,

people take notice.

You know, she has this megaphone

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