Story of how you became a fan

I think it's a good idea to share our stories.

Here is my story...

Back in 2000. There you go was released. For me, it sounded like TLC or Destiny's child and it was not my kind of music. But I liked the video because she looked badass.

During the summer, I decided to go at NYC with friends. We were all going to be 20 years old and wanted to celebrate in the Big Apple. One of my friend was a big fan of NSYNC, so we bought scalper tickets in the nosebleed section. Pink was an opener. I didn't know all the songs she sang but I loved her vibe, her energy and her look (I had a crush on her🙊).

Several months later, I heard Get the party started for the first time, I was so happy. I was crazy about her new album Miss. I was obsessed by her. I talked about her to anyone who would listen but nobody cared hahaha. I dreamt about her all the time. That was the beginning of my love story.

I had a new boyfriend at that time (and he wanted to make me happy). So when I told him that I wanted to see a show of Pink, he said Yes! But since the Party tour didn't come close to my home, we decided to catch her in Las Vegas. It was supposed to be only 1 show. But we decided to go to another one, then another one... We finally attended 15 shows, I think. University was over, so it was a good timing. I didn't take a lot of pictures or video (I didn't have phone at that time!!) but I have strong memories. We were travelling by bus or by hitchhiking, we often had no money for the hotel. We failed to attend some shows because we were late to buy tickets or because we didn't find the venue!!! We met so many loveable people. One of the best period of my life.

But shortly after, my boyfriend took his own life. Pink's music took another dimension for me. Her music helped me get through all this pain. I thank her for that.

Pink arrived in my life when I turned 20 years old and she is still in my life and I will be 40. I am so grateful. I'm ready for another 20 years.

.... are you  ... me???

I loved the Spice Girls growing up and was obsessed with Britney growing up too! I always liked P!nk stuff (her second-album singles), but not to the point of being a huge fan, though I was blown away by her 2006 IND tour and kept showing people her GTPS and Fingers performances. Slowly got into P!nk more and more... then in 2008 I loved So What (it was around the time I got my first job, so it was an anthem); in 2009, my jaw dropped while watching that rehearsal video of her doing Sober on the trapeze, then a bootleg video of her performing it live, and then GITA, and so became obsessed and ditched Britney (who was becoming terrible in her performances).

I'm a huge Spice Girls fan too (hence the username, hooked on Spice)! Going to see them tomorrow - SO EXCITED!

It was 2002 and I played the drums in our school band. Then a person said "What about playing get the parted started from Pink?" And I said: "From what?" And They said: "Pink".
Then I heard the song and I was blown away. So it started, that I bought Missundaztood and then Can't take me home. I got a concert ticket from my parents at christmas 2003 for my very first
Pink concert on the 25th February 2004. After seeing her live, it happened. The magic. You know it. So it started ♥

Me too!!!

Spice girls forever!

I was in the kitchen, MTV roaring in the living room, when they played There You Go. I thought to myself while listening "damn, this song is gooooood!", went into the living room and saw this pink haired girl drive a motorcycle into her exes apartment... and that, kids, is how I met your mother

Nah, but seriously, I fell in love with her cause she was a fresh breath of air with a killer voice. The video just got me hooked and her personality as well. I got CTMH shortly after (but I think it took a bit till Germany released it) and noticed: wow, she has something to say, actually. Before that it were mostly acts like Alanis Morissette who dared to talk about deep stuff but who weren't really "mainstream" artists in the vein of Britney or all her copies that played up and down everywhere. Songs like Split Personality or Is It Love really resonated. And the beautiful Stop Falling just got to me.

And then, the final nail in the coffin (LOL) was M!ssundaztood. It solidified my status as "fan" because, again, it was a fresh breath of air and so risky of her to go entirely left field, but it still made sense. It was something that wasn't present in the mainstream music landscape back in the day. The music, the lyrics, the performances and interviews, her and Linda's stories about how M!ss came about, the freedom and fight for it, the vibe of the album,... it just resonated a million fold and M!ss is to this day my favorite.

Then came Feel Good Time which I think is a grand, weird, party song. Love it and loved her MTV Movie Awards performance of it!

Trouble single CD came out a few days before Halloween '03 here, and as you know, it's got Free on it which just continued that heartbreak and looking for answers to life's questions and introspectiveness that was so present on M!ss. It's probably my favorite P!nk song to date. Then Try This came out on a Monday here, so I had to wait till evening when I got off school to finally hold the CD in my hands, leaf through the booklet (<3 <3 <3) and listen to it over and over again. The Try This era was also my first P!nk concert I attended cause I couldn't make it to her Party Tour show. I went and it was a revelation. It was just further confirmation that this woman is incredible, which I knew, but she still managed to exceed my expectations.

Welp... that's pretty much it LOL

Exactly 💕