Pink.Photo:Jason Kempin/GettyPinkis opening up about nearly dying from a drug overdose in 1995.During an interview with Cecilia Vega for60 Minutes, the 44-year-old singer recalled the events of her childhood that led to her overdose, which was just weeks before she signed her first record deal.“I was a punk. I had a mouth. I had a chip on my shoulder,” she said. “Basically I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other.“I got intodrugs. I was selling drugs,” she continued, noting that it led to her being kicked out of the house and dropping out of high school.Pink admitted that she was “off the rails” before heroverdosehappened during a Thanksgiving rave in 1995.“I was at a rave and I overdosed,” she said. “I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things. Then I was out. Done. Too much.”Vega then asked if she “almost died” and the Grammy winner confirmed, “Yeah.”Pink explained that her near-death experience was a turning point for her. She stopped using “hard drugs” and just weeks later she got her first record deal with her R&B girl group Choice.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The “Just Give Me a Reason” singer has been vocal over the years about herpast drug abuse.Back in 2012, she toldShape Magazinethat she wasn’t hospitalized from her overdose, but it was the wake-up call she needed to turn her life around.“I remember getting up off the floor in the morning – and that was the last time I ever touched a drug again,” she said at the time.“It was also the day a DJ offered to let me sing on hip-hop night. His only caveat was that I couldn’t do drugs, so I didn’t,” Pink added. “That’s the thing with me – once I make up my mind, I’m done.”
Pink.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
Pinkis opening up about nearly dying from a drug overdose in 1995.During an interview with Cecilia Vega for60 Minutes, the 44-year-old singer recalled the events of her childhood that led to her overdose, which was just weeks before she signed her first record deal.“I was a punk. I had a mouth. I had a chip on my shoulder,” she said. “Basically I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other.“I got intodrugs. I was selling drugs,” she continued, noting that it led to her being kicked out of the house and dropping out of high school.Pink admitted that she was “off the rails” before heroverdosehappened during a Thanksgiving rave in 1995.“I was at a rave and I overdosed,” she said. “I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things. Then I was out. Done. Too much.”Vega then asked if she “almost died” and the Grammy winner confirmed, “Yeah.”Pink explained that her near-death experience was a turning point for her. She stopped using “hard drugs” and just weeks later she got her first record deal with her R&B girl group Choice.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The “Just Give Me a Reason” singer has been vocal over the years about herpast drug abuse.Back in 2012, she toldShape Magazinethat she wasn’t hospitalized from her overdose, but it was the wake-up call she needed to turn her life around.“I remember getting up off the floor in the morning – and that was the last time I ever touched a drug again,” she said at the time.“It was also the day a DJ offered to let me sing on hip-hop night. His only caveat was that I couldn’t do drugs, so I didn’t,” Pink added. “That’s the thing with me – once I make up my mind, I’m done.”
Pinkis opening up about nearly dying from a drug overdose in 1995.
During an interview with Cecilia Vega for60 Minutes, the 44-year-old singer recalled the events of her childhood that led to her overdose, which was just weeks before she signed her first record deal.
“I was a punk. I had a mouth. I had a chip on my shoulder,” she said. “Basically I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other.
“I got intodrugs. I was selling drugs,” she continued, noting that it led to her being kicked out of the house and dropping out of high school.
Pink admitted that she was “off the rails” before heroverdosehappened during a Thanksgiving rave in 1995.
“I was at a rave and I overdosed,” she said. “I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things. Then I was out. Done. Too much.”
Vega then asked if she “almost died” and the Grammy winner confirmed, “Yeah.”
Pink explained that her near-death experience was a turning point for her. She stopped using “hard drugs” and just weeks later she got her first record deal with her R&B girl group Choice.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The “Just Give Me a Reason” singer has been vocal over the years about herpast drug abuse.
Back in 2012, she toldShape Magazinethat she wasn’t hospitalized from her overdose, but it was the wake-up call she needed to turn her life around.
“I remember getting up off the floor in the morning – and that was the last time I ever touched a drug again,” she said at the time.
“It was also the day a DJ offered to let me sing on hip-hop night. His only caveat was that I couldn’t do drugs, so I didn’t,” Pink added. “That’s the thing with me – once I make up my mind, I’m done.”
source: people.com
