Pink: "I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend."

Pink: "The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I'm just a sweet girl."

Pink: "I want art to make me think. In order to do that, it may piss me off, or make me uncomfortable. That promotes awareness and change, or at least some discussion."

Pink: "I don't like working with hitmakers. I don't want hits! You're not even allowed to say that word around me."

Pink: "I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about."

Pink: "I'm kind of psychotic and I like to talk about things. I'm a Virgo, too, so I like to analyze and overprocess."

Pink: "I was brought up to question authority, and thank God for that."

Pink: "My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'"

Pink: "I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher."

Pink: "I'm still just a human being trying to figure all this sh*t out."

Pink: "I was a very defensive kid 'cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn't want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry."

Pink: "I've learned I'm not lying by not saying anything, so I just don't say it anymore."

Pink: "I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier."

Pink: "I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go - casting, the artwork, everything - I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across."

Pink: "People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I'm 'so tiny', and secondly that I'm 'so sweet'. They seem surprised that they're not scared of me."

Pink: "Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general."

Pink: "Big productions, to me, are great - like, I love going to Vegas and seeing shows - but I think that sometimes it's distracting, especially when you are there to listen to the music."

Pink: "The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people."

Pink: "Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there."

Pink: "I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time."

Pink: "Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun."

Pink: "Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits."

Pink: "I wanted to do it my way with my career, and I had this arrogant notion that people weren't just interested in my music but me as a person. That was my bit of arrogance, I guess. That's something I learned from Madonna. I was a fan right from the first time I heard 'Holiday.'"

Pink: "I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy."

Pink: "'Sexy' doesn't have to come with the price tag of being dumb."

Pink: "I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket."

Pink: "Pink is what I do. Alecia is who I am. The world has taken Pink and turned it into this thing, a brand - a snarl."