“But I know that regardless of whether or not Dr. Gottwald co-produced Pink's spiteful 'U + Ur Hand' as well as 'Who Knew' - both of which were released in 2006 it was the last time she worked with him. Luke' Gottwald, the megaproducer who fellow mononymic pop rebel Kesha accused of emotional and sexual abuse. Last year, Pink spoke with The New York Times about her decade-old decision to cut ties with Lukasz 'Dr. That forcefulness about her political leanings has extended to her choices on collaborators. 'The behavior, the mindset that a woman can be grabbed in any way - that mindset is dying. “ providing us with rock bottom,' she told the Financial Times in December. And the lead single from 2017's Beautiful Trauma was 'What About Us,' which blends sleek synthesizers with lyrics advocating for the forgotten. Bush that blended hypocrite-exposing pettiness ('You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine') with pleas for tolerance and empathy the folk-rock powerhouse Indigo Girls assisted her on backup vocals. President,' an open letter to then-President George W. Subsequent singles, like the wrenching 'Family Portrait' off the same album and the post-breakup power ballad 'Sober' from 2008's 'Funhouse,' also looked at her tribulations - her parents' marital problems when she was a child, her own separation when she was in her late 20s - with searing candor.Īnd, in 2005 she released 'Dear Mr.

Reid for trying to fit her into the sexy female teenpop world early in her career, but its lyrics also encapsulated a lifetime of not fitting in and what insecurity can wreak: 'Doctor, doctor, won't you please prescribe me somethin'/ A day in the life of someone else?/ Cause I'm a hazard to myself,' she pleads, her voice cracking on the 'else.' Singer Pink performs during her 'The Truth About Love' tour on Main New York.

Her loose-limbed 2002 single 'Don't Let Me Get Me,' for instance, got attention for rebuking then-record-company-president L.A. She's also been outspoken about women's roles, childhood trauma and politics both on records and in the press.

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