P!NK

"Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women’s rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what’s going on in Africa – it stops us from thinking in general."

- P!NK

"I live in America. I love being an American."

- P!NK

"The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I’m just a sweet girl."

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"Beautiful has never been my goal."

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"I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It’s either absolutely love or absolutely can’t-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds."

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"My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me."

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"Pink is what I do. Alecia is who I am. The world has taken Pink and turned it into this thing, a brand – a snarl."

- P!NK

"People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I’m ‘so tiny’, and secondly that I’m ‘so sweet’. They seem surprised that they’re not scared of me."

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"My dad raised me with some good advice: ‘Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you’ll never have enemies, because people will always know where you’re coming from.'"

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"I write from my life, my experience. I’m selfish that way."

- P!NK

"Today, charting your own course isn’t just more necessary than ever before. It’s also much easier – and much more fun."

- P!NK

"I was extreme… from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band – I did it all, and all at the same time."

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"I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway."

- P!NK

"There’s always a backlash when you challenge people’s convictions and their heroes."

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"I want art to make me think. In order to do that, it may piss me off, or make me uncomfortable. That promotes awareness and change, or at least some discussion."

- P!NK

"I’ve always felt like the underdog, and I’m comfortable with that label."

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"I sing my life. It’s like I’m having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they’re there for that – whether it’s to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone."

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"I’ve always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines because, in music, there really is no barrier."

- P!NK

"Every album, I’m worried that I’m a dork and a fraud – ‘What if I can’t sing anymore?’ Then I stop thinking and start playing guitar, and I realize that it’s okay to suck, and move forward."

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"Sometimes I wish I was poetic and subtle. I write very bold and blunt and tell it like it is."

- P!NK

"I decided at 15 that I didn’t want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don’t mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I’ve had, things I’ve been through, and even the stuff I’m embarrassed about."

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"The only problems I’ve ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people."

- P!NK

"I’ve learned I’m not lying by not saying anything, so I just don’t say it anymore."

- P!NK

"For me, there is only love and fear."

- P!NK