She is one of the most successful female artists in the world, with a career spanning over 27 years, 135 million records sold worldwide, and numerous accolades to her credit.
But Pink has admitted that while she’s brimming with confidence while acting, offstage it’s a different story; her confessing that she “has no idea what I’m doing” when she doesn’t have a microphone in hand.
The 43-year-old singer also recounted how her concerts are like “therapy” for her and have helped her overcome anger issues over the years, with the star comparing her younger self to an “abused puppy.” “.
In a candid new interview with Heart’s Mark Wright on overall playerThe What About Us hitmaker opened up about her music career, not being as “tough” as people make it out to be, and parenthood, with Pink explaining how she feels more confident in herself when singing her songs to fans.
She explained: “Put a microphone in my hand and I’m a confident person, anywhere else I have no idea what I’m doing.”
Candid: Pink has admitted that while she’s brimming with confidence while performing, offstage it’s a different story; confessing that she “has no idea what I’m doing” when she doesn’t have a microphone in hand
“I have a bag that says, ‘I literally have no fucking idea what I’m doing.’ I wear it to drop out of preschool.
“People are like ‘man, P!nk won’t take anything’ and like I said, this is actually quoted in the documentary. ‘I eat shit for breakfast.’ That’s not true. “You’re so tough. Nothing bothers you.” That is absolutely not true.
‘I’m tough because everything bothers me. And now we’re all walking around with this low-level trauma.’
The superstar recounted how he gets through the tough times by ensuring a song can be created from the experience, which he admitted was ‘twisted’.
She said: “I’ve reached a point in my life where everything is going to hell. I have this sick thought in the back of my head like ‘but I can write a song about this’.” Which is so twisted.
The artist, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, also detailed how she has changed since hitting the charts, revealing how her angry emotions have also altered over the years.
She said: ‘I was the same then as I am now, but back then I was angry at the world. I was like a battered puppy back then. And I would lash out and now I think I have exorcised many of those demons through this group therapy I call a concert.
I guess my anger is more concentrated. And now I know that anger is a healthy thing and not something to be afraid of, because it is a survival instinct.
Performer: The singer, 43, also recounted how her concerts are like ‘therapy’ for her and have helped her overcome her anger issues over the years, with the star comparing her younger self to a ‘ abused puppy’ (pictured in 2019)
“People think judgment is bad, but it’s really a survival instinct.”
The chart-topper has been married to former motorcycle racer Carey Hart since 2006 and the couple share two children; Willow, 11, and Jameson, six.
Speaking with Mark about the difficulties of parenthood, Pink explained: “I think we’ve run out of time on ‘we’ll preserve their childhood and keep them naive’ when our kids come home and say, ‘I had an active childhood.’ at school today” and your heart leaps out of your stomach.
And you go, “Oh, you’re eight years old, how did that make you feel, honey?”
“I try to walk a fine line of ‘I need to prepare you for the world’ and ‘I want you to have a childhood, I want you to have joy and not have nightmares at night.’
In addition to struggling to hold on to the innocence of childhood, Pink also shared that kids today are also having to deal with the aftermath of the pandemic and anxiety.
Comfort zone: ‘Put a microphone in my hand and I’m a safe person, anywhere else I have no idea what I’m doing’
Strength: ‘I’ve reached a point in my life where everything is going to hell. I have this sick thought in the back of my head like “but I can write a song about this”. What is so twisted
Change: ‘I was like an abused puppy back then. And I would lash out and now I think I have exorcised many of those demons through this group therapy I call a concert’ 9 photographed in 2019)
Family: The chart-topper has been married to former motorcycle racer Carey Hart since 2006 and the couple share two children; Willow, 11, and Jameson, 6 (pictured in 2019)
She shared: ‘It’s a really delicate line these days, and also the pandemic and also all children have anxiety right now.
‘It’s twisted, I know many children and adolescents and everyone in general: anxiety. It’s like new and it’s really interesting.
It comes after Pink admitted she is “ashamed” to be the most streamed female artist in Britain.
The singer was the most played female artist in the UK since the turn of the 21st century, according to music licensing company PPL.
Pink appeared on Lorraine last month, where host Lorraine Kelly told her about the incredible stat.
She replied, “Oh my gosh, right? That’s wild.
She then added: ‘That’s a very strange sentence, I’m embarrassed! I don’t do well with positive reinforcement!”
Music usage and airplay data from radio and television stations across the country determined Pink’s top spot on the chart.
‘Embarrassed’: Pink has admitted she is ’embarrassed’ to be the most streamed female artist in Britain
Impressive: The singer was the UK’s most-streamed female artist since the turn of the 21st century, according to music licensing company PPL.
Behind the Just Give Me a Reason singer were singers like Madonna, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Beyonce and many more.
Pink has released eight solo albums and one collaborative album under the band name You+Me with musician Dallas Green.
Other artists have a much larger library than Pink, but she still surpassed them. Madonna has been making music for decades, but she still ended up behind the Sober singer.
Some of the other notable names on the list included Lady Gaga, fifth, Whitney Houston, tenth, Taylor Swift, 11, and Ariana Grande, 20.