However, her hardships haven’t kept her down and these experiences have shaped the person she is today.

Here are 14 tragic details about Pink that you may not have known.

Pink even wound up in the hospital in 2006 for her severe asthma attacks.

Pink sitting on stage

But in truth, she’s been this way since she was a child addicted to drugs.

“I understand addiction,” she toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2012.

“I was a hardcore partier from [ages] 12 to 15.

Pink performing

I was like a candy raver and I was on all the club drugs.

She continued, “I overdosed on Thanksgiving of ‘95.

And then I never took drugs again, ever.”

Pink posing in 2001

His only caveat was that I couldn’t do drugs, so I didn’t.

That’s the thing with me once I make up my mind, I’m done.”

If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available.

Pink speaking at event

Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Over time, Pink said that the song has taken on new meanings for her as well.

Another dear friend of Pink’s was Stacey Coffey who died from an overdose in 2010.

Pink performing with her dad

She kept on working and had a goal from a young age.

She had a gift and she went on the right road and got training and all that."

He made me feel important.

Pink at People’s Choice Awards

He made me think I was worth loving.

He taught me how to do it all myself.

In a 2007 concert (viaYouTube) she claimed, “My dad was my first rockstar.”

Pink and Carey Hart together

Now, the singer says she hears her son chatting with Trish and her father from time to time.

In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Pink spoke about her tumultuous relationship with her husband.

“Carey and I have a very passionate relationship.

Pink hanging off chandelier

Their relationship was complicated, and the popstar and motocross competitor announced their divorce in February of 2008.

Tragically, Hart’s brother died that same year and Pink was right by his side to console him.

The couple now share two children and live in a stunning Santa Barbara home.

Pink walking and waving

I hope it at least looked cool!!!”

“I gained 36 pounds.

All I did was make sourdough and then eat the sourdough.

Pink singing

And then I had not just the hip surgery but double disc replacement in my neck.

So now I’m the bionic woman,” she joked.

And I was going to have that child," she said.

Pink accepting award

Pink described how at the time, her body felt broken and that it hated her.

I’ve always written that way," she remarked.

When her symptoms persisted, Pink would go to the hospital.

Pink talking to Jameson

“I had a number of EKGs,” she recalled.

Eventually, Pink said she started seeing a therapist who taught her how to take care of herself.

“It was terrifying,” she said.

Pink snarling at camera

She recalled that at one point, Jameson was throwing up and breathing became painful for him.

She doesn’t let the criticism stop her from voicing what she believes in, though.

As she toldMirrorin February of 2023, “I have been canceled so many times.

Pink with her mom

AND ALSO F*** RIGHT OFF.”

Pink received a hoard of backlash for this, upsetting former fans and receiving threats to her life.

She said that she refuses to let it play on her mind too much.

“People are crazy.

But aren’t we all afraid of natural disasters and shooters, too?

There’s a lot to be scared of.

So my attitude is, let’s not think about it,” the pop star said.

She felt like she needed her side to be heard.

So she went to the Enquirer, of all places.

As you do."

The pair have worked on their relationship and Moore occasionally makes cameos on Pink’sInstagram.