When the singer Pink released her first single a few weeks into 2000, it would have been difficult to predict that she鈥檇 still be topping the charts almost a quarter of a century later. From her debut, 鈥淭here You Go,鈥� to the era-defining, 鈥淕et the Party Started,鈥� to her stylistic shifts from pop to punk to rock, the Grammy Award-winner鈥檚 career is profiled in the book 鈥淧!NK: Raise Your Glass.鈥�
Lakewood-based author has written books about Duran Duran and Lady Gaga, which led to the assignment about Pink.
鈥淲hen you look at her career it's unbelievable how many hits she had and how consistent she is,鈥� she said. 鈥淪he's had these ebbs and flows where maybe a single only went top 20, but her next one went to number one.鈥�
Although Zaleski didn鈥檛 get to interview the singer directly, she started her research with two decades of prior interviews and the entire Pink discography.
鈥淟ike Lady Gaga, she's just made unbelievable music videos that are very elaborate and just very high concept,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 kind of looked at how that intersected with the album themes and the music she was making. I discovered she was a wine maker.鈥�
By the end of the process, Zaleski was even more of a fan when considering Pink's physicality in concert, attention to album cover design and her commitment to her husband and kids 鈥� which could be a clue to the next phase of her career. 鈥淢aybe she is going to basically say, 鈥業'm going to stay home, and I'm going to do my wine making and maybe I'll write for other people,鈥� Zaleski said. 鈥淪he's still at the height of her career. She could kind of go anywhere.鈥�
One place she鈥檒l be is Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where Pink brings her TrustFall tour on November 8.
