Pink Is ‘Very Protective’ of Britney Spears, Feels Like a ‘Big Sister’
Pink and Britney Spears pose for the cameras during the Premiere for the new Pepsi Music Commercial "Pepsi Gladiators" at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square on January 26, 2003 in London, England.
Pink is reflecting on her early years of fame and how she survived the aughts unscathed. The singer-songwriter told People Magazine, “I signed up for this life. I came into this world very resilient, very relentless, with a sick sense of humor, thick skin and a bleeding heart. So those f—ers couldn’t mess with me. They had nothing on my mother or my teachers. I lived a lot of lives before I changed my name to Pink.”
The artist, who just released her ninth studio album, Trustfall, says that her fellow pop stars weren’t as strong as her in the early 2000s. “People think I was picking on Britney on [my 2001 single] ‘Don’t Let Me Get Me,’ but I’ve always felt like a big sister to her,” Pink says of Spears. “I’m very protective of her, and she’s the sweetest person in the world.”
While they’re not in touch at the moment, Pink adds, “I wish her well. I cover her in light all day long.” Pink’s love for Spears was solidified in 2004 when they shot their famous Pepsi Super Bowl commercial, in which they sang Queen’s “We Will Rock You” with Beyoncé. “What a weird deal that was. What the hell? Like, ‘What are we doing?’ ” she says of the experience. “Also, you’re Pepsi. You’re flying us to Rome to shoot in a fake coliseum down the street from the real Coliseum. Why are we here? We could have gone to Canada. I don’t understand. That’s Pepsi money. For a while, everything I saw that was really fancy, I was like, ‘That’s Pepsi money.’ It was bizarre.”
After working with Beyoncé, Pink gushed that she is “the prettiest person you could ever stand in front of. She glows like a goddess. She’s so f—ing talented, she’s total pro — always has been — and always just the sweetest, gentlest person. So for her to be that sweet, and that gentle, and then that f—ing fierce on stage is insane.”
Pink's 15 Best Music Videos Ranked
We love P!nk, so we ranked our 15 favorite music videos the eccentric singer and songwriter has come out with since her 2000 debut album, Can’t Take Me Home. For the last 20 years, she’s given us hits like “Get the Party Started,” “There You Go” and “So What.” P!nk, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore Hart, celebrates her birthday on September 8. The acrobatic firecracker of a popstar has given different explanations about how she came to the nickname of Pink, which she has had since she was a child growing up in Pennsylvania. At 14 years old, she was convinced to audition to join the all-female group Basic Instinct and earned a spot in the lineup. However, the group disbanded without releasing any material.
P!nk’s Early Music Career
Two years later, P!nk and two other teenage girls, Sharon Flanagan and Chrissy Conway, formed the R&B group Choice. A copy of their first song, “Key to My Heart,” was sent to LaFace Records in Atlanta, Georgia, where composer and producer L.A. Reid overheard it and arranged for the group to fly there so he could see them perform. After that, he signed them to a record deal. The girl group relocated to Atlanta and recorded an album, which was never released, but “Key to My Heart” appeared on the soundtrack to the 1996 family comedy film Kazaam. During a Christmas party, Reid gave Pink an ultimatum: go solo or go home, so Choice disbanded in 1998.
Solo Success
One year later, Pink signed a recording contract with LaFace Records and released her first solo album, Can’t Take Me Home, which found commercial success. In 2001, she joined singers Christina Aguilera and Mýa and rapper Lil’ Kim, for a cover of “Lady Marmalade” for the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge!. In the US it became the most successful airplay-only single in history, as well as Pink’s first No. 1 single. The success of the single was helped by the music video, which was popular on music channels at the time.
Take a look below at our top 15 P!nk music videos ranked.
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
