Singer Pink: defeated fear

Pink is not a model of modesty. The singer says what she thinks, easily performs dizzying tricks at her show concerts. But this does not mean that she is not afraid of anything. Simply Pink is confident in herself and therefore lives to the fullest - as she always wanted. Imagine that you are in a box hanging high above the stage at an open music festival. Right under you - a few thousand spectators who are eagerly awaiting your impetuous flight from the height of the 20-story building. Few would have dared to do this. Except Pink. "It's always insanely scary, every time!" - says the superstar, who in such a crazy way every night opened her show during this year's world tour The Truth About Love. In the performance, which battled the audience on the spot, there were dizzying stunts in the Cirque du Soleil circus style, and bungee jumping elements.

The word "fearless" often asks for language when it comes to Pink. She has a reputation as an impudent girl and bringing a crazy teenager. At the same time, Pink admits that she has a whole bunch of fears: from arachnophobia to fear of loneliness. "I'm one of those people who need to constantly feel love and support, I call it the need to be a man," she explains.
But no fears prevented Pink from acting. Not when she defended her views on Twitter; nor when the aggressive paparazzi, guarding the house, photographed her two-year-old daughter; nor when she agreed to play a sex man in the movie "Thank you for sharing" (released in September 2012, starring Mark Ruffalo and Gwyneth Paltrow.).

As she is
In the house of Pink in Malibu, in the kitchen with high ceilings, soft toys are scattered all over the place, and the monotonous Santa Monica mountains are visible from the windows. Colorist Naomi Knights paints the singer in an ash blonde. On the wall hangs a portrait of an idol Pink Janice Joplin - as crazy as our heroine.

Alicia Moore (which is exactly what the singer really is) has grown to Doilstown, Pennsylvania. Father always told her: you need to do what you really like, and "spit" on the opinions of others. His life mantra was the words of Polonius from Hamlet: "Be true to yourself."

"The pope often repeated:" The time will come, and you will remain at the top of the mountain completely alone, "says Pink, who said:" Remember always that you are what you are. For me - the most beautiful and, more importantly, witty, funny and talented. "

"I always had principles that I was ready to defend, I liked to differ," the singer said. Girlfriends dreamed of becoming ballerinas, and Pink started gymnastics from the age of 4 - that's why today she manages to show real acrobatics in her shows.

At the age of 15, Alicia was expelled from school because she did not hesitate to express her opinion. The grown-up girl began to walk with her friends to the skate park and learned to jump there through the ramps and do somersaults. She did not look at the boys with enamored eyes, and communicated with them on equal terms. Around the same time, her mother put her out of the house. Now, looking back at the past, the star confesses: "I was a real healer of hell."

Breakthrough
In early 2000, our heroine took the pseudonym Pink and moved to Los Angeles. "I did not feel part of that beautiful life, I was from another world, I was like the hero of the movie" Crocodile Dundee "when he first came to New York."

Pink did not allow anyone to turn herself into a pampered princess. Instead, she performed powerful, raucous hits that delighted her fans. She sang about loneliness, despair and heartache. "I met a lot of people who felt the same thing as I. I felt sad ... But I knew that I was not alone." Paradoxically, the feeling of solidarity with his listeners has only strengthened her personality. Pink continued to do what she liked, and never did anything that went against her nature.

"I was always a tomboy, I always had an athletic build," says the singer, "when you're into sports, it automatically turns you into a girl that is different." Hair extensions, long nails supporting bras ... I was concentrating on other things. It was not important for me to look attractive to people around me, I was more interested in the answer to the question "How to win?" In the end, Alicia achieved a lot: she became a popular singer, actress, and even managed to light up as a person to smetiki CoverGirl.

Changes
When Pink became a wife and mother, it completely changed her life. Unquenchable care of their relatives and friends interspersed with a constant risk on the stage - all this became the norm of the singer's life. "I'm used to the fact that my husband (Carey Hart, a famous motorcycle racer) does not allow me to sleep at night, but I did not quite expect how many excitements and worries will appear with the child." Mother's fear - this one does not look anything. "This is an all-consuming feeling. it does not matter what events happen in the world, the main thing is that everything is fine with your child. "

Overcoming
And yet, how does Pink get strong? It is ahead of its fear - it anticipates it and pushes itself forward, develops strategies and fights. In some situations, she is helped by calm and meditative hobbies (the last hobby is paddle surfing), in others - different forms of self-expression. "When I write songs or think out a show for the audience with whom we feel the same, I get rid of my inner demons."

Any more secret? "Look at things in perspective, just say to yourself:" Yes, it happened. Howbeit. Will this matter a year from now? No, in a year, most likely, you do not even remember about it. Does this really excite other people as much as me? No. "The ability to resist troubles is like a muscle, train it, then it takes less effort to cope with emotional stress.

But all this does not mean that Pink has immunity against self-doubt. It simply does not allow anxiety to take precedence over her life. "We can not change our sensitivity, we just need to learn to concentrate on other things, we let the emotions control us, so we can make them disappear." We need to act and constantly look for something new. " Recently, Pink began to go on hot yoga. She was amazed at how difficult it is: "I was offered to attend four classes and then to decide whether I want to do it." It is not hard to guess what decision they took.

Pleasure
Pink stopped smoking when Willow got pregnant, and she had practically no bad habits left. "I only drink really good wine and quality whiskey." Well, maybe I laugh sometimes too loud in restaurants, "Pink jokes. The singer reluctantly refuses from her favorite (but not particularly useful) meal, such as bread, cheese and pasta. She is sure - there must be balance in everything. "I would like to be more disciplined, but I really enjoy eating." I have an Italian mindset, if it's about a feast, family or fun, I just enjoy life. "I could, of course, try to eat only healthy food, extra pounds, but it's not mine. "I already feel wonderful myself."