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Pink In Open Letter To Fans: “Kiss My Entire… Ass”

image from ecx.images-amazon.comIf fan engagement is the cornerstone of building a fan base, then berating them may be the best way to alienate them. Two weeks after cancelling a Birminghan, UK show due to illness, Pink wrote an open letter to her fans telling any that were upset to "Kindly kiss my entire almost back to healthy ass." 

"I am getting a lot of hate mail…," the singer posted on her site.

What about rescheduling?

"There is no way I can make up this date. There isn't a way," according to Pink. "And for any
of you that believe in me, please know we did everything we could to try
to make it happen. Everything.
It's a logistical nightmare that is again, out of my control."

Here is the full text of the letter:

P!nk's Message

To all of the fans/friends/people/ticket buyers from the Birmingham
show that I had to cancel: and I say "had" because I had absolutely no
choice in the matter, no control over the circumstances, and physically
could not get my sick ass on stage, because of an ear infection and
chest infection all at the same time, and even a doctor told me I could
not go on stage wether I wanted to or not: To all of you:

I sincerely apologize, AGAIN, for any inconvenience this may have caused
you. Sincerely.
I actually rode by the venue, and saw some of you in line, and there was
not a fucking thing I could do about any of it. Except cry. My heart
was absolutely broken.

I am getting a lot of hate mail from some of you, not all. But to those
of you that expect and feel entitled to perfection;
Have a look at my track record- please- in general- for tours past. I
have an incredible record. I do not cancel and I do not take it for
granted how much trouble people go to- from spending hard earned money
they don't have, to travel expenses and time and planning, etc. I take
NOnE of it for granted, EVER. That's why I never phone it in. I go on
stage and pour my fucking heart and body out on that stage.
I ruin my body and my vocal chords, make myself sicker, come hell or
high water.
I don't lip sync, I don't rely on dancers to do my work for me.
I try to put the best show on that I can, that any human being can, and I
don't stop until I know you're happy.

I am a human being, therefore I am able to catch illness. It is beyond
my control- and I can't apologize for that.
And you know what I've been performing through the last week? ROTA
virus. Look it up. I challenge any one of you to do what I do while sick
with that. You couldn't do it.

The fact that I don't get the benefit of the doubt from you saddens me.
There is no way I can make up this date. There isn't a way. And for any
of you that believe in me, please know we did everything we could to try
to make it happen. Everything.
It's a logistical nightmare that is again, out of my control.

And guess what? I might actually get sick again on this tour. Can you
imagine it? How dare I even think that?
I have a two year old who is building her immune system by getting sick
all over the place. And the fact that I even went on tour while being a
full time mom is a miracle in itself.

The next time I schedule dates- ill have to say to myself- "if, God
forbid I have to cancel one show, those fans will turn on me like rabid
dogs and question the moral fabric of my character."

For the loyal and understanding fans- I am so so sorry if I've hurt you in any way.
For the rest of you-
Kindly kiss my entire almost back to healthy ass.

Love always,
Alecia the human also known as p!nk

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6 Comments

  1. God I love P!nk! Those small number of entitled fans had it coming, and I’m glad she told them off. There are always those “fans” for whom it’s all about them, not the artist. No artist needs those fans. She’s a human being. A true fan will understand and support whatever she needs to do to sustain a long, healthy life and career.

  2. NEWSFLASH: She DIDN’T berate her fans. SHE SINCERELY APOLOGIZED!
    Did you even read her letter?
    She stood up to the haters/trolls who sent her hate mail and all artists should be applauding her for doing so.
    Hypebot claims to be on the side of artists, but the only berating I see in this article is from it’s author and not from Pink.

  3. Bruce – I completely disagree. This IS fan engagement.
    She is pouring her heart out and being honest (as she always is) with her fans. She is one of those artists that always gives 100% in concert. And she also says what she means – which in this case is “I’m terribly sorry” and “F’ U to those of you that don’t believe I’ve done everything I could do”
    I respect her for putting it out there. And will remain a completely dedicated fan – it’s who she is.

  4. Hey Bruce Houghton, what’s your problem? Do you NOT understand the art of summarizing a piece of writing or getting the main idea? You know, a skill you learn in middle school English class. She basically apologized a ton of times and at the end directed anger back at those people hating on her for getting sick. Your opening of this article is like attacking P!nk. Did you do that to get publicity on your crappy article?

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