A biography for Pinkhasn’t been written yet.
“I've learned I'm not lying by not saying anything, so I just don't say it anymore.”
“Record companies, I found out, can put out compilations without your permission.”
“I was a very defensive kid 'cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn't want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry.”
“Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.”
“My stage show is raw and unpredictable.”
“I'm such a control freak, and it's very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go - casting, the artwork, everything - I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across.”
“The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.”
“I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway.”
“I'm very involved with PETA - People for Ethical Treatment of Animals - and Greenpeace and a lot of women's shelter and clothing giveaways.”
“When I'm on tour, I'm in really good shape. When I get home, I cook, I eat, I get fat and happy.”
“I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.”
“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.”
“My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.”
“I was brought up to question authority, and thank God for that.”
“For me, there is only love and fear.”
“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.”
“The whole 'sell out' word to me is such a tired, tired word.”