It's been 20 years since Pink made her debut with the release of her first album Can't Take Me Home, instantly catapulting one of pop music's most fascinating figures to fame.
in 2001."It was a mean thing at first; some kids at camp pulled my pants down and I blushed so much, and they were like, 'Ha ha! Look at her! She's pink!' And then the moviecame out and Mr. Pink was the one with the smart mouth, so it just happened all over again."
2. As a precursor to her days as one of pop music's most acrobatic performers, she trained as a competitive gymnast for eight years, from ages of 4 to 12. 3. By the time she was 14, she'd already begun writing her own songs and had a regular singing gig every Friday night at a club in Philadelphia. 4. She also began heavy experimentation with drugs after dropping out of school, surviving an overdose at just 15."I was a hard-core partyer from 12 to 15. I was like a candy raver and I was on all the club drugs, selling Ecstasy and crystal meth and Special K," she toldwho died of a heroin overdose when they were only 14, ultimately inspired the 2006 song"Who Knew."5. In her youth, she worked in fast food."It was important to my family that I make my own money.
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