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Pink's road from Doylestown 'hoodlum' to star
By ED CONDRAN Correspondent
The bucolic main street, which is filled with fresh-faced, preppy teens in North Face jackets and penny loafers, doesn’t look like the kind of place where the outlandish Pink would have come of age during the 1990s.
But Pink, aka Alecia Moore, grew up in Doylestown and the singer-songwriter’s home away from home as a kid was Siren Records, the hipster hangout for skatepunks.
“I remember her out on the corner with the other ‘hoodlums,’ ” Siren Records owner Blair Elliot says, “and I use the term ‘hoodlums’ in a loving way. We loved those kids.
“Some of the grown-ups looked at them as hoodlums, but they were just kids with a lot of energy and ideas. She was able to put all of that to good use. She willed herself to the incredible career she has today.”
During a 2010 interview with Calkins Media, Pink chuckled when I reminded her of the childhood hangout.
“I remember going to Siren every day and I loved it,” she said. “I loved that it had albums and magazines. There was music there.”
These days, Pink, 33, makes albums and appears in magazines.
The charismatic singer-songwriter has enjoyed extraordinary success, selling more than 40 million albums. Billboard named her the No. 1 pop star of the decade in 2009.
She’s faring very well this decade, too.
During a recent show in Tampa, Pink performed before a sold-out arena, which has frequently been the case on her “Truth About Love” tour, stopping Sunday at a sold-out Wells Fargo Center.
“I’ve been very fortunate,” Pink said. “But I’ve worked very hard for it.”
“This is the life I wanted,” she said. “I’ve been crazy about music since I can remember. It all had an impact on me, listening to the radio, first concert, all of that.”
Her impact on her fans was evident early during the Tampa show. Pink is a throwback — theatrical and engaging, which sets her apart from many of her peers.
She commands attention while delivering the hits and the catchy new songs she showcases.
Her show is provocative, sexy and unpredictable. She is animated throughout the concert, has an enviable set of pipes and is one of the hardest-working singers in the business.
“The Truth About Love” finds Pink, who is married to motocross racer Carey Hart, dealing with life as a wife and mother. There is the serious side and the lighter side. The title track is one of the sunniest tunes Pink has crafted.
There are some fun cameos on the disc. The sublime Lily Allen, the inimitable Eminem and fun.’s charming Nate Ruess appear, but the kid from Doylestown is clearly the star of the show.
Pink is where she always wanted to be — successful and famous.
“When I was in elementary school, I told the teachers, ‘Be nice to me since I’m going to be big someday,’ ” Pink said. “They were, like, ‘All right, sure, sure.’ ”
Evidently, Pink knew what she was talking about.
“I’m doing what I love,” Pink said. “How many people can say that?”
Pink appears Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia. Show time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: sold out. Information: 215-336-3600.
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The are so proud of her.
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