Pink: Staying True Page #9

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artist, probably the same way

Prince is underrated a lot.

KATIE HOBBS (O.S.): She has

been, to a certain audience,

a huge artist for years...

but she has not received

the recognition...

that she should have been

receiving until very recently.

That's frustrated me,

because I admire her so much...

both as an artist

and as an individual.

Sells millions of records, but

doesn't seem to register as big

as Britney or Katy Perry...

or Lady Gaga, one of those.

She doesn't actively

court the media...

she's not like Madonna, who you

know that what she's saying...

is gonna be tied around her

press a lot of the time.

She's very cool in that way.

She doesn't do that many

interviews.

She doesn't try and sort

of conform to the sort

of girly pop artist...

who gets a bit all the time...

her talent is really what

has driven her career...

rather than the publicity

and any sort of stunts.

To her, I don't think

it matters.

She just cares what the

people who support her feel.

If there's something popular,

I tend to not--

I try and not to go

anywhere near it.

Um, and that's funny,

being a pop star.

So, I think it's

helpful, I--

Well, also, everything's

really techno-y, as well...

and that like gives me

bad flashbacks...

to my past and makes me

want to grab a glow stick.

So, I try to steer clear.

She's getting bigger

and bigger all the time...

and she is now starting to get

the recognition...

that I think she should have

been getting years ago.

One measure of Pink's

contemporary relevance...

is if you do a compare and

contrast with one direction...

Justin Bieber, who recently

sold out five nights each

at the O2 in London...

where Pink's done four,

and that's pretty impressive...

when you think, you know,

Bieber, he's a lot newer,

one direction...

and a hell of lot newer,

Pink's been around

for a decade and a half...

and in the world of pop,

to still be able to sell-out

four nights at a major venue...

in one of the capital cities

of the world, that is seriously

impressive.

The media has not given her

that type of shine.

I know, that kind of sucks,

maybe that's what she wanted....

but now she's back in it,

I mean it's boom!

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Over the course of her

ground-breaking career...

Pink's music

has struck a chord...

not only with her legions

of fans around the world...

but has also paved the path

for many of today's most

popular female artists.

I'm giving face, people,

giving face...

that's all I want to do,

is give this.

KIRSTY ALLISON (V.O.) Pink's

been a huge influence...

for a lot of the more recent

female artists.

She influenced Rihanna,

she's influenced Miley Cyrus...

she's influenced all these

different people who have

come since.

PAUL LESTER (V.O.):

You'll see that people like

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift...

have taken her lead for how

things work...

with regard to how to outgrow

that bit of your musical

career...

and then embrace the next stage.

She influenced a lot

of people on the way...

from like Rihanna to Adele.

Adele saw one of her

performances at the

Brixton Academy...

and says it was sort of a

defining moment in her life.

I'm the biggest Pink fan,

yeah, a lot.

I've been listening to Pink

since I was 11...

so, again, to be anywhere near

her is just like amazing...

just filled up a bit

when I passed her.

I was waiting for someone

to like slap me in the face

and go...

"Uh-huh, got you... punk'd"

Well, I'm some random,

random girl from South London,

in England...

and I'm not your typical kind

of pop star or nothing...

and people are making

my dreams come true, so--

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Pink is an irrepressible

performer...

synonymous with exuberance

and high energy...

she continues to conquer

in a teen-dominated industry...

a tremendous testament

to her brilliant career.

She's an original, despite

so much competition

from new acts...

she's still holding her own

after over a decade of work.

PAUL LESTER (V.O.):

She's one of the few, if not the

only artist of her generation...

that has the legs to endure

for another decade.

Pink is an amalgamation

of someone that you

would call an artist...

in every sense of the word.

She's getting new fans all

the time, she's obviously

growing as an artist...

and growing in popularity.

Seeing her journey that she's

kind of gone through...

you've got a sense that

she's become more of the

artist that she wants to be...

if she stays true to herself

and follows her direction...

I think there will always be a

place for her within the arts.

I also see her venturing into

more film, or the acting side.

She's done a few cameo

appearances in film, she did

the "Charlie's Angels" film.

It's always good to branch out

and to do different things.

She'd be great doing

the X Factor thing...

I think she'd do that

really well...

she'd be very good

as a mouthy judge.

You never know,

you never know with Pink.

NARRATOR (V.O.):
Pink, who has

previously dismissed hosting

American Idol...

still rejects the idea

of signing up as a judge

on a talent show.

PINK (O.S.):
It's not my deal,

it's not cute to be honest,

unless you have an accent.

I think the only reason

Simon gets away with it,

is because it sounds cool.

It doesn't sound cool

coming from me.

I don't feel like we're creating

songwriters or musicians...

or-- I mean,

it's a karaoke contest...

there's some great

karaoke singers...

but not getting a lot

out of it.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

Pink really is one

of a kind...

an electrifying singer,

an accomplished songwriter...

and an iconic performer.

KIRSTY ALLISON (V.O.):

She has just got that

natural talent...

she'll be able to carry on her

career as long as she wants to.

KATIE HOBBS (V.O.):

She's definitely gonna

be around in ten years time...

she's gonna still be

rocking it.

I was gonna say she might

not be as active...

on her tours in the shows

that she puts on...

but actually,

I take that back.

Knowing Pink, she probably will

be, she'll be just as amazing...

and just as hard-core

and just throwing herself

around the stage...

and doing stuff that make

you drop your jaw...

what, with no harness,

I'm sure...

and, oh yeah, I think she'll

be a popular artist for many,

many years to come.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

This remarkable woman has

carved an exceptional career...

through being a true artist,

and as for the future...

well, with Pink, being Pink,

anything is possible.

( MUSIC PLAYING )

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