125-481: Bradley Glenn " Butch " Walker (born November 14, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band SouthGang from the late 1980s to early 1990s and the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001. Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia , working as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in
250-465: A Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . She was featured on a track titled " Won't Back Down " for Eminem's 2010 album Recovery ; Eminem explained that he included Pink because he "felt like she would smash this record." On July 15, 2010, during a concert in Nuremberg, Germany, Pink was preparing to end her concert with an aerial acrobatic routine when she was pulled offstage and onto
375-457: A World Music Award for Best Selling American Pop/Rock Female Artist. She was also nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 45th Grammy Awards . Faith Hill's 2002 album, Cry , features a song co-written by Pink and Perry ("If You're Gonna Fly Away"). In 2002, Pink headlined a tour of America, Europe and Australia, the Party Tour , as well as becoming
500-418: A song structure. The lead is the featured guitar, which usually plays single-note-based lines or double-stops . In rock , heavy metal , blues , jazz , punk , fusion , some pop , and other music styles, lead guitar lines are often supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar , which consists of accompaniment chords and riffs . The first form of lead guitar emerged in the 18th century, in
625-429: A " chorus " effect that over-pronounce the lead significantly sometimes to cut through to be heard in loud shows or throw its sound aesthetically both acoustically or electronically. In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, the lead guitar line often involves melodies (as well as power chords from the rhythm guitars) with a sustained, singing tone. To create this tone on
750-496: A 2000 interview with MTV , she said that during her childhood she used to think that she was Madonna's daughter, saying: "I've always been the type of person that followed Madonna like a lost puppy. I didn't speak to my mother for a year, because I was sure she adopted me." She added, "Madonna has always been an inspiration for me... I was a fan right from the first time I heard ' Holiday '." Pink also won her first talent show singing Madonna's " Oh Father ". Of Joplin, Pink said, "She
875-612: A No. 1 hit in Belgium as well as a top five hit in Germany, Australia, and other countries; " Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) ", a UK top 40 and Australian top five entry; and " 'Cuz I Can ". The album has sold over 1.3 million copies in the US, as well as over 700,000 copies in Australia. The album proved very popular in Australia, with six top five singles and a record-breaking 62 weeks in the top 10; so far
1000-598: A Pill ", and " Family Portrait "—were also radio and chart successes, with "Just Like a Pill" becoming Pink's second number-one hit in the United Kingdom. Missundaztood remains Pink's best-selling record with over 13 million copies sold worldwide. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Missundaztood was the eighth best-selling album of 2002 globally. Pink won
1125-407: A Teenage Bullet Belt . In late 2012, Walker was featured on the show Live from Daryl's House on MTV Live (then Palladia). Following the release of two EPs in 2013 and 2014, Walker released his seventh full-length album, Afraid of Ghosts , on February 3, 2015. The album was produced by Ryan Adams . In June 2016 it was announced that Walker's upcoming album would be titled Stay Gold . It
1250-655: A band with two guitars, there can be a logical division between lead and rhythm guitars, although that division may be unclear. Two guitarists may perform as a guitar tandem, and trade off the lead guitar and rhythm guitar roles. Alternatively, two or more guitarists can share the lead and rhythm roles throughout the show, or both guitarists can play the same role ("dual lead guitars" or "dual rhythm guitars"). Often several guitarists playing individual notes may create chord patterns while mixing these "harmonies" with mixed unison passages creating unique sound effects with sound altering electronic special effects such as doublers or
1375-451: A barricade below. Her left-side flywire had been activated before the right-side one had been properly attached to her harness. She was taken to a local hospital where it was determined that she had not been seriously injured. Pink sold a total of 3,000,000 concert tickets on her 2009–10 worldwide tour, according to a statement on behalf of UK tour promoter Marshall Arts. In the first week of October 2010, Pink released " Raise Your Glass ",
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#17330937211631500-467: A collaboration with Keith Urban for his album " The Speed of Now Part 1 ". On February 12, 2021, Pink released the song " Cover Me in Sunshine ", a duet with her daughter Willow Sage Hart. On April 9, 2021, she released the song " Anywhere Away from Here ", a duet with Rag'n'Bone Man . On April 29, she announced a live album, All I Know So Far: Setlist , which was released on May 21. The album contains
1625-491: A commercial rebound and spawned the top-ten singles " Who Knew " and " U + Ur Hand ", as well as the number-one single " So What ". Pink's sixth album, The Truth About Love (2012), became her first to peak the Billboard 200 and spawned her fourth US number-one single, " Just Give Me a Reason " (featuring Nate Ruess ). In 2014, Pink formed the collaborative folk duo You+Me with Canadian musician Dallas Green , whom released
1750-497: A dream she had since, as a child, seeing Whitney Houston sing at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. On March 1, 2018, Pink started her seventh concert tour, the Beautiful Trauma World Tour , which was scheduled to visit North America and Oceania until September 8, 2018. She later decided to extend the tour until May 2019 including Europe. On April 6, 2018, she was featured on Elton John 's Revamp & Restoration , singing
1875-731: A four-CD box set of her first four albums; this set peaked at No. 7 in the UK Album Chart . In 2009, Pink performed in The People Speak , a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States . Pink's Funhouse Tour started in France on February 24, 2009, and continued through Europe until mid-May, with supporting act Raygun . Pink then performed
2000-402: A healthy baby, she developed asthma that plagued her through her early years. When Pink was a toddler, her parents began having marital problems; they divorced before she was 10. Pink was trained as a competitive gymnast between the ages 4 and 12. She attended Central Bucks High School West . In high school, Pink joined her first band, Middleground, but it disbanded upon losing a Battle of
2125-516: A large share of the lead vocals and heavy reliance on guitar. The band then shortened their name to The Floyds. They then released one self-titled album on the Deep South label, which contained ten original tracks along with a humorous intro piece. Bonus tracks included a cover of Duran Duran 's " Rio ", and a live rendition of the Shasta soda jingle from the late seventies. The style of both these albums
2250-473: A minor hit with the song "Freak of the Week." The next year they released their final album, ReadySexGo , which failed to continue the momentum created by the prior releases. The band disbanded in 2001. Their final concert was on August 3, 2001, at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in front of their hometown fans. On April 25, 2023, Butch Walker announced on Atlanta's 99X that the band was getting back together for
2375-444: A more serious songwriter and musician and to perform the type of music she wanted to, Pink took her sound in a new direction and sought more artistic or creative control during the recording of her second album, Missundaztood . She recruited Linda Perry , former singer of 4 Non Blondes (one of Pink's favorite groups in her teenage years). Pink moved into Perry's Los Angeles home where the pair spent several months writing songs for
2500-584: A new album, a re-release of "Hey Album," and a show on October 27, 2023, at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Butch Walker then began a solo career, releasing the albums Left of Self-Centered in 2002, Letters in 2004 and The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites in 2006. In 2005 he played over 200 live shows across both the U.S. and Japan, and he released his first DVD, Live at Budokan . Butch Walker
2625-599: A ninth studio album was in the "very early days, but I will tell you, it will be very honest". In February 2022, Pink partnered with Calm and narrated three bedtime stories. She released a protest song " Irrelevant " on July 14, 2022. Later that year, she attended the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles, performing " Barracuda " by Heart , " Somebody To Love " by Queen and " The Pretender " by Foo Fighters . On November 4, 2022, Pink released
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#17330937211632750-504: A pitch-black skater cut. Billboard described her style as "androgynous" and "gender-bending". She told InStyle , "I'm eclectic. I'm a tomboy, but I'm kind of a hippie and kind of a gangster ... I don't know if that's a good thing, but it is my thing." On August 21, 2018, Pink stopped her concert in Brisbane for a grieving fan. A girl named Leah lost her mother one month before the concert, and she and her family hung up signs all around
2875-407: A series of shows in Australia, all of which sold out. Between May and August 2009, she performed for a total of more than 600,000 Australian fans at 58 shows around the country. On September 13, 2009, Pink performed "Sober" while doing a trapeze act at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards , where she was nominated for Best Female Video for "So What". On January 31, 2010, Pink did another circus act in
3000-519: A song with Annie Lennox and twenty-two other female acts for Lennox's fourth solo studio album, Songs of Mass Destruction ; titled " Sing ", it was written as an anthem for HIV/AIDS, according to Lennox's website. In December 2007, a special edition Pink Box , which comprises her second to fourth albums and the DVD Live in Europe , was released in Australia. It reached the top twenty on the albums chart and
3125-478: A supporting act for Lenny Kravitz's American tour. Pink was named the Top Female Billboard 200 Artist of 2002. In mid-2003, Pink contributed the song " Feel Good Time " to the soundtrack of the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle , in which she had a cameo appearance as a motocross race ramp owner/promoter. Featuring electronic music artist William Orbit , it became Pink's first single to miss
3250-631: A variety of techniques. In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, lead guitar lines often employ alternate picking , sweep picking , economy picking and legato (e.g., hammer ons , pull offs ), which are used to maximize the speed of their solos or riffs. Such "tricks" can employ the picking hand used in the fret area (such as tapping ), and even be augmented and embellished with devices such as bows , or separate electronic devices such as an EBow (electronic bow). Some guitarists occasionally use skills that combine technique and showmanship, such as playing
3375-589: Is a jazz piano technique. Jazz guitarists also have to learn how to add in passing tones, and use "guide tones" and chord tones from the chord progression to structure their improvisations. In the 1970s and 1980s, with jazz-rock fusion guitar playing, jazz guitarists incorporated rock guitar soloing approaches, such as riff -based soloing and usage of pentatonic and blues scale patterns. Some guitarists use rapid-fire guitar shredding techniques, such as tapping and tremolo bar bending. Guitarist Al Di Meola , who started his career with Return to Forever in 1974,
3500-474: Is also featured on the album performing the song's reprise. On February 5, 2019, Pink received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ; she further announced the release of her eighth album, Hurts 2B Human , which was released on April 26, 2019. The album's lead single, " Walk Me Home " was released on February 20, 2019. On the release date, Pink performed the song alongside a medley of her biggest hits at
3625-429: Is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her rock-influenced pop songs, powerful contralto voice, and activism. At the age of 15, Pink formed the short-lived girl group Choice, who signed with LaFace Records in 1995, although they disbanded without any major releases. Her first solo studio album, Can't Take Me Home (2000) was released to moderate success and received double platinum certification by
3750-488: The Billboard 200 . In Australia, Pink has had an album placed at number one or two in the ARIA End of Year Albums Chart for six out of the past seven years as The Truth About Love topped the chart for two years in a row. She was the ninth top grossing music artist of 2013, with $ 20,072,072.32 earned. RCA Records later announced that they have signed Pink for a multi-album deal that will last for years to come. The singer
3875-558: The Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number seven. Internationally, the song also charted inside the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In April, Pink's album, Can't Take Me Home , was released to commercial success. It peaked 26 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for two million units shipped in
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4000-635: The Billboard Icon Award and the Billboard Legend of Live . VH1 ranked her 10th on its list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music . Alecia Beth Moore was born on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania , to emergency room nurse Judith Moore (née Kugel) and insurance salesman James Moore. She has described herself as an " Irish - German - Lithuanian Jew "; her mother is Jewish. Although
4125-489: The Los Angeles Times labeled her "a powerhouse vocalist". Pink has also been noted for her "raw", "soulful" voice and her ability to emote. The Inquirer called her voice "husky" and "gutsy", and wrote that she had developed into a "powerfully emotive vocalist", comparing her to Janis Joplin . The Star Tribune wrote, "Her slightly raspy, slightly soulful voice made you feel the dysfunction in ' Family Portrait ',
4250-773: The Moulin Rouge! soundtrack and peaked atop 13 international charts including the US, and earned her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Pink shifted to pop rock with her second studio album, Missundaztood (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide and yielded three top ten singles: " Get the Party Started ", " Don't Let Me Get Me ", and " Just Like a Pill ". Pink's third studio album, Try This (2003), sold significantly less than her second studio album, but earned her second Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance . Her fourth and fifth studio albums, I'm Not Dead (2006) and Funhouse (2008), saw
4375-469: The 46th Annual Grammy Awards , and "Feel Good Time" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . She toured extensively on the Try This Tour through Europe and Australia, where the album was better received. During the same period, Pink co-wrote the song "Take A Picture" with Damon Elliott which was released on Mýa's album Moodring . In 2005, Pink collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley on
4500-515: The American Music Awards . The third single was " Please Don't Leave Me ", with a video directed by Dave Meyers . In Australia, " Bad Influence " was released as the album's fourth single as a promotional single for her Funhouse Tour , and " Funhouse " was later released as the fifth single. However, "Bad Influence" was not released as a single in Europe until March 2010, which was after "Funhouse" had been released. In May 2009, Pink released
4625-580: The BRIT Awards , including " Try ", " Just Give Me a Reason ", with fun. lead singer Nate Ruess, and " What About Us ". She was also awarded with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the ceremony . In December 2019, Pollstar named her Artist of the Year. Pink confirmed that in 2020 she will take a break from music to focus on her family. On September 16, 2020, she released " One Too Many ",
4750-649: The Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 281,000, making it her first number-one album in the United States. It also topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland, and became the world's sixth best-selling album of 2012 according to the IFPI. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA for two million copies shipped and has sold over seven million copies worldwide. The Truth About Love received positive response from music critics and
4875-636: The Billboard Hot 100. Pink was the guest of honor at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards, which were held in Sydney, Australia, in October 2008. There she sang "So What". On November 3, 2008, Funhouse debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA charts. In Australia it sold over 86,000 units in its first week, and was eventually certified eleven times platinum. On November 23, 2008, Pink performed " Sober ", the second single from Funhouse , at
5000-667: The Billboard Hot 100 , it topped on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. On December 5, 2017, rapper Eminem revealed that Pink would be collaborating on the song "Need Me" for his ninth studio album Revival . The album received the nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album earned Pink's 20th nomination at the Annual Grammy Awards . Although sick with influenza, Pink sang the US national anthem ahead of Super Bowl LII ,
5125-540: The Chapin Sisters , Gregory Macdonald of Sloan (band) and more. Out of the shows came a cover of Taylor Swift 's single " You Belong with Me " on banjolin , which was later recorded as a video and audio version in his studio. Swift blogged about the video and then invited Walker to appear with her at the winter 2010 Grammy Awards. Walker began working on his next album in 2009, and ultimately released I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart on February 23, 2010, under
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5250-637: The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video . Subsequent singles " Who Knew " and " U + Ur Hand " were substantial hits in Australia and Europe, and they later became top ten singles in the US. in 2007. The non-US singles were " Nobody Knows ", a minor hit in the UK, Australia and Germany; " Dear Mr. President ", an open letter to the US President George W. Bush which featured the Indigo Girls and became
5375-530: The MTV Video Music Awards . She also performed a medley of some of her hits, including her new single, "What About Us", before accepting the award, which was presented to her by Ellen DeGeneres . "What About Us" reached number one on the Adult Pop Songs chart, earning Pink her ninth leader on the chart, breaking her out of a tie with Katy Perry for the solo female artist with the most number-ones in
5500-404: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Produced by label boss Babyface and influenced by contemporary R&B , the album spawned two Billboard Hot 100 -top ten singles: " There You Go " and " Most Girls ". Pink gained further recognition for her 2001 collaborative single " Lady Marmalade " (with Christina Aguilera , Missy Elliot , Lil' Kim and Mýa ), which was released for
5625-475: The electric guitar , guitarists often select certain pickups and use electronic effects such as effects pedals and distortion pedals , or sound compressors , or doubler effects for a more sustained tone, and delay effects or an electronic "chorus" effect as well as electronic reverb and echo for a reverberant sound. To attain this sustain effect guitarists often use tube amplifiers such as those from Marshall or Fender . The tube effect comes from
5750-549: The fingerpicking techniques pioneered by guitarists like Maybelle and McGee, and develop a style of his own based upon the thumb solely providing the bass line, and the index finger solely providing the melody. This style would be the foundation for many future guitarists including Chet Atkins , Scotty Moore , Doc Watson , and Earl Hooker , though many used two fingers rather than just the index as Travis had done. To create lead guitar lines, guitarists use scales , modes , arpeggios , licks , and riffs that are performed using
5875-616: The world's best-selling music artists . Pink is also the most-played female solo artist in the United Kingdom during the 21st century. while Billboard named Pink the Pop Songs Artist of the 2000s Decade . Her accolades include three Grammy Awards , two Brit Awards (including Outstanding Contribution to Music ), a Daytime Emmy Award and seven MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award ) and two MTV Europe Music Awards . At
6000-592: The 1910s, blues guitarists including Willie Brown and Charley Patton began pioneering slide guitar techniques, which would become a staple of the Delta Blues . These techniques would be built upon heavily through the upcoming decades and through the Great Depression by such artists as Tommy Johnson , Ishmon Bracey , Robert Johnson , and Robert Wilkins . Through this period other forms of blues guitar developed often with heavy ragtime or piedmont influence. Among
6125-474: The 1920s, the emergence of early jazz and swing guitar styles appear with virtuosos Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson , the latter with a heavy blues influence. Lang used a plectrum pick while Johnson played with both finger picks and a plectrum. Later Django Reinhardt would rise to prominence, playing in the Gypsy Jazz style. These guitarists are still often considered the greatest innovators of their styles. At
6250-550: The 1980s, including Bad Boys and Bite the Bullet. In 1988, Bite the Bullet moved to Los Angeles and within a year, was signed to Virgin Records . The band then changed its name to SouthGang and released two albums, Tainted Angel in 1991 and Group Therapy in 1992. SouthGang was one of the first bands to tour China in the early 1990s. Following modifications to their record contract, they disbanded, remaining on good terms. After SouthGang
6375-495: The 1996 film Kazaam . During a Christmas party, Reid gave Pink an ultimatum: "go solo or go home." Choice subsequently disbanded in 1998. After Choice disbanded, Pink signed a recording contract with LaFace Records and began working on her first solo album with producers such as Babyface , Kandi Burruss and Tricky Stewart . Her first solo single, " There You Go ", was released in February 2000 and became her first top-ten hit on
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#17330937211636500-635: The 63rd annual BMI Pop Awards , she received the BMI President's Award for "her outstanding achievement in songwriting and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry", and she was honored with the People's Champion Award , the IHeartRadio Music Award Icon Award . Billboard also named Pink the 2013 Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music and honored her with
6625-459: The 9th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.[17] He was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards.[18] In 2008 Walker signed on to judge a competition called Spin's Hot Pursuit to find an unsigned band for Epic Records/Original Signal hosted on Music Nation.[19] In January 2009, post-hardcore band Saosin tapped Walker to produce their second album for Capitol Records . In March 2009,
6750-726: The American leg of her Truth About Love Tour grossed over $ 23.6 million. She still held the title a week later, as the European leg grossed $ 30.7 million. In addition to her work for The Truth About Love , Pink appeared on the track "Guns and Roses" on T.I. 's album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head . The song has been certified Gold by the ARIA for sales of 35,000 digital downloads shipped in Australia. She also wrote two songs, " I Walk Alone " and "Lie to Me", for Cher 's new album, Closer to
6875-601: The American leg of his FutureSex/LoveShow Tour . She sang on the Indigo Girls album Despite Our Differences . She was featured on India.Arie 's song " I Am Not My Hair " from the Lifetime Television film Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy . She wrote a song, "I Will", for Natalia's third album, Everything and More . "Outside of You", another song she co-wrote, was recorded by dance-pop singer Hilary Duff and released on her 2007 album Dignity . Pink recorded
7000-590: The Bands competition. As a teenager, she wrote lyrics as an outlet for her feelings, and her mother commented, "Her initial writings were always very introspective. Some of it was very black, and very deep, almost worrisome." Pink began performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was about 14 years old. She adopted her nickname "Pink" as her stage name around this time. She has given different explanations about how she came to be given that nickname, which she has had since she
7125-502: The Hot 100. Pink won the trophy for Female New Artist of the Year at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards . She was billed as a supporting act on the North American leg of NSYNC 's No Strings Attached Tour throughout the summer of 2000. In 2001, Pink, alongside singers Christina Aguilera and Mýa as well as rapper Lil' Kim , performed a cover of " Lady Marmalade " for the soundtrack of
7250-562: The House of Blues in Cleveland , Ohio, He climbed off the stage and into the crowd to marry a couple live before the end of the show. Category:Song recordings produced by Butch Walker ( 56 ) Lead guitarist Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar ) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages , guitar solos , and occasionally, some riffs and chords within
7375-581: The Swing era, many soloists improvised "by ear" by embellishing the melody with ornaments and passing notes. However, during the bebop era, the rapid tempo and complicated chord progressions made it increasingly harder to play "by ear". Along with other improvisers, such as saxes and piano players, bebop-era jazz guitarists began to improvise over the chord changes using scales (whole tone scale, chromatic scale, etc.) and arpeggios. Jazz guitar players tend to improvise around chord/scale relationships, rather than reworking
7500-468: The Truth . Pink starred as a sex addict alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo in the 2012 movie Thanks for Sharing . The official trailer was released on June 27 and the movie premiered in the United States until September 20, 2013. Her legal name, Alecia Moore, is used for the movie credits. Her role as Dede was heavily praised by critics. rogerebert.com commented on her performance saying "Of all
7625-423: The U.S. It also went platinum in the United Kingdom and multi-platinum in Australia and Canada, while selling over four million copies worldwide. Critical reception to the album was mixed. The album's second single, " Most Girls ", peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became her first chart-topping single in Australia. " You Make Me Sick " was released as the final single and reached number 33 on
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#17330937211637750-590: The US Billboard 200. Butch Walker worked with Weezer on their albums Raditude and Pacific Daydream . Walker was mentioned working with the band during a radio interview with 99X. Walker co-wrote and produced several songs on Raditude , including the first single, " (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To ", which hit number two on the Modern Rock Chart. In 2007, Walker provided guest vocals on Fall Out Boy 's third record Infinity on High , on
7875-624: The US Folk Albums chart. In August 2015, Pink recorded the theme song for the 13th season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show . The song, " Today's the Day ", was performed during the show's premiere week in New York City on September 10, 2015. It was announced in February 2016 that Pink will cover a Beatles song, " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ", for the upcoming Netflix original series Beat Bugs . In
8000-599: The US, in Canada, in the UK, and in Australia, sales were considerably lower than those of Missundaztood . However, it did go platinum in the US. The singles " Trouble " and " God Is a DJ " did not reach the US top 40 but did reach the top ten in other countries, and " Last to Know " was released as a single outside North America. "Trouble" earned Pink the Grammy award in Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category at
8125-786: The United Kingdom and Australia while debuting at number two in the United States. On June 7, 2023, Pink started her eighth concert tour Summer Carnival in Bolton . On August 23, 2024, Pink performed "What About Us" along with her daughter at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. On October 19, 2024, Pink announced that the next four shows would be postponed "[d]ue to reasons beyond my control." The affected shows were planned for October 20–24 in Lincoln , Sioux Falls , Milwaukee , and Des Moines . Pink has identified Madonna and Janis Joplin as some of her musical influences. In
8250-473: The United Kingdom during the 2000s decade, behind Madonna . Pink was a soloist in the remake of the 1985 charity single, " We Are the World ". She collaborated on the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project , in which she sang Peter Gabriel's " Don't Give Up " with John Legend and contributed vocals to John Lennon's " Imagine " with Seal , India.Arie , Jeff Beck , Konono Nº1 , Oumou Sangaré , and others. The last collaboration earned Pink
8375-489: The Wilderness , August is Falling, Matt Nathanson , and Elizabeth Cook . Category:Songs written by Butch Walker ( 39 ) The documentary Out of Focus premiered at the Nashville Film Festival in April 2012. Directed by Shane Valdés and Peter Harding, it focuses on Butch Walker's life and music. Its first European showing was at Oldenburg Filmfest , Germany in August 2012. In November 2007, Walker and his family lost all of their possessions, including
8500-501: The World on Fire " which was released on August 1, 2016. The single topped on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and went platinum in the United States and Canada. On March 10, 2017, Pink teamed up with Stargate and Australian star Sia on the former's debut single, " Waterfall ". Pink took a break to write songs for her upcoming seventh album. In June 2017, Pink confirmed that she was making her next studio album. On July 17, 2017, she announced via her official Twitter account that
8625-416: The Year at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . Three further singles, " True Love ", " Walk of Shame ", and "Are We All We Are", was released throughout 2013 to less commercial success. On February 13, 2013, Pink kicked off her sixth tour, known as The Truth About Love Tour , in Phoenix, Arizona . Billboard released a statement on June 14, announcing that Pink held the No. 1 spot on their Hot Tours chart, as
8750-596: The album Rose Ave. in October of that year. Her following albums, Beautiful Trauma (2017) and Hurts 2B Human (2019), saw continued success and likewise debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, with the former becoming the third best-selling album of that year worldwide . Her ninth and latest studio album, Trustfall (2023), peaked at number two on the chart. Pink has been described as "pop royalty" for her distinctive raspy voice and acrobatic stage presence. She has sold over 135 million records worldwide (60 million albums and 75 million singles), making her one of
8875-483: The album has gone 10 times platinum. In support of the album, Pink embarked on the world I'm Not Dead Tour , for which ticket sales in Australia were particularly high; she sold approximately 307,000 tickets in Australia, giving her the record for the biggest concert attendance for an arena tour by a female artist. One of the London shows on the tour was taped and released as a DVD, Pink: Live from Wembley Arena , where she sang Linda Perry's " Whats Up? ". In 2006, Pink
9000-720: The album's second single, named " Fuckin' Perfect ". The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one on the airplay charts in Germany. On the German singles chart, the song entered at number seven in March 2011. Pink voiced the character of Gloria in Happy Feet Two , which premiered on November 18, 2011, in the United States. She also sings the movie's theme song, " Bridge of Light ". On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced that it would be disbanding Jive Records, along with Arista Records and J Records. With
9125-460: The album. Perry co-wrote and co-produced the album with Dallas Austin and Scott Storch , and according to VH1 's Driven program, Antonio "LA" Reid of LaFace Records was not initially content with the new music Pink was making. The album, named Missundaztood because of Pink's belief that people had a wrong image of her, was released in November 2001. " Get the Party Started " was released as
9250-632: The album. The album's release through LaFace Records in April 2006 was a substantial success throughout the world, particularly in Australia. The album reached the top ten in the US, the top five in the UK, No. 1 in Germany, and was No. 1 in Australia for two non-consecutive weeks. The album's lead single, " Stupid Girls ", was Pink's biggest US hit since 2002 and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Its music video, in which she parodies celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan , Jessica Simpson , Mary-Kate Olsen , and Paris Hilton , won
9375-641: The band name Butch Walker & the Black Widows. Recording sessions were held at Ruby-Red Productions in Santa Monica, California. Walker's support of the record included touring with Train beginning March 2010, a headlining tour of the US, and opening for Pink in Europe on her Stadium Festival Tour. On August 30, 2011, Butch Walker released his second album with the Black Widows, titled The Spade . On October 25, 2011, Walker released his first book, an autobiography entitled Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from
9500-411: The cast here, the least experienced is the pop singer Pink, yet she does the best acting in the film: natural, a little harsh, a little unstable. Pink, like Macy Gray in her Lee Daniels movie roles, knows instinctively how to behave on camera by just pretending that the camera isn't there." Billboard named Pink Woman of the Year 2013. In December, the magazine also named The Truth About Love Tour
9625-423: The chart's history and placing her in second place amongst all acts. The song received one nomination at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performance . " Beautiful Trauma " was released on November 21, 2017, as the second single from Beautiful Trauma to less commercial success, reaching top thirty in Australia, the United Kingdom, and France. While it only managed to peak at number seventy-eight on
9750-524: The film Moulin Rouge! . In the US it became the most successful airplay-only single in history, as well as Pink's first No. 1 single. The success of the single was helped by its music video, which was popular on music channels and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year . The song won Pink's first Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Tired of being marketed as another cookie cutter pop act, as well as eager both to be seen as
9875-421: The first single from her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! . The song celebrates a decade of solo work, and is dedicated to her fans who have been supporting her over the years. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Pink's tenth Top 10 hit, and her third number-one on the chart. She released the compilation album on November 12, 2010, and almost a month later she released
10000-542: The form of aerial silks at the 2010 Grammy Awards , this time performing the song " Glitter in the Air ". She received a standing ovation. In 2013, Billboard ranked the performance as the best between 2000 and 2012. Billboard recognized Pink as the Pop Songs Artist of the Decade . According to the BBC countdown compiled by PPL , Pink was the second most-played female solo artist in
10125-633: The form of classical guitar styles, which evolved from the Baroque guitar , and Spanish Vihuela. Such styles were popular in much of Western Europe, with notable guitarists including Antoine de Lhoyer , Fernando Sor , and Dionisio Aguado . It was through this period of the classical shift to romanticism the six-string guitar was first used for solo composing. Through the 19th century, the classical guitar would find prominence in chamber music ensembles, used for melodic accompaniment, as well as being used in solo composures. These styles would spread into America by
10250-451: The group to fly there so he could see them perform. Afterward, he signed them to a recording contract with the label. Since the three girls were under 18 at the time, their parents had to cosign the contract. The group relocated to the label's then-headquarters in Atlanta to record an album. Despite it failing to see a commercial release, their song "Key to My Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to
10375-511: The guitar at a certain distance and angle from the amplifier speakers, a guitarist can create a continuous, undecaying sound. Electronic special effects that use effects loops can artificially reproduce this. Other effects that embellish lead guitar tone and pitch include the vibrato bar which physically alters string tension, slides , and wah-wah and univibe effects. Pink (singer) Alecia Beth Moore Hart (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk ),
10500-469: The guitar behind their head or picking with the front teeth. In a blues context, as well as others, guitarists sometimes create leads that use call and response -style riffs that they embellish with string bending , vibrato , and slides . Jazz guitarists integrate the basic building blocks of scales and arpeggio patterns into balanced rhythmic and melodic phrases that make up a cohesive solo. Jazz guitarists often try to imbue their melodic phrasing with
10625-529: The jazz guitar style is the use of stylistically appropriate ornaments, such as grace notes, slides, and muted notes. Each subgenre or era of jazz has different ornaments that are part of the style of that subgenre or era. Jazz guitarists usually learn the appropriate ornamenting styles by listening to prominent recordings from a given style or jazz era. Some jazz guitarists also borrow ornamentation techniques from other jazz instruments, such as Wes Montgomery 's borrowing of playing melodies in parallel octaves, which
10750-501: The lead single and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Romania, and Spain, as well as spending four weeks at the top of the European Hot 100 Singles chart. At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards , its music video won in the categories of Best Female Video and Best Dance Video . The album's other singles—" Don't Let Me Get Me ", " Just Like
10875-534: The lead single, "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", the album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 selling 56,000 copies within its first week. The album has sold 750,000 copies worldwide. Walker also appears in The Academy Is... videos for "Slow Down" and "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" as well as the video for "So What" by Pink . He also co-wrote the songs "Breaking" and "Younglife", both of which are performed and co-written by Anberlin . Walker also joined
11000-452: The leader of 4 Non Blondes , Linda Perry , whom she tracked down and formed a close relationship with on her second album. She said: Literally this woman spoke to me. Being in pain and being on drugs and being misunderstood and, yeah she spoke my language. Without having to say anything, she could sing a note and it was what I was feeling. I used to sit at three or four o' clock in the morning, tripping on whatever, screaming 4 Non Blondes out
11125-409: The live versions of previous Pink songs, live covers and "Cover Me in Sunshine". It also includes the title track , released as a single on May 7. All I Know So Far: Setlist serves as the companion album to the documentary film covering Pink's life of the same name, which was released simultaneously with the album through Amazon's Prime Video platform. In April 2021, Pink confirmed to ET Canada that
11250-691: The longing of ' Who Knew ' and the empowerment in ' Perfect '." CNN has said that Pink is known for singing "with the right level of emotion". Fellow artist Kelly Clarkson has called Pink's voice "the best of our generation". Troy L. Smith, writing for Cleveland.com , called Pink one of her generation's most underrated vocalists, writing that she is capable of "sing[ing] anything, from rock and pop to folk and R&B." Smith named her 2006's second best vocalist, runner-up to Carrie Underwood . Aside from her music, Pink has been noted for her fashion style, such as her "adventurous" hairstyles, which have ranged from fluorescent spikes to pink-streaked dreadlocks to
11375-673: The master recordings to every song he had ever recorded, when the Malibu home he was renting from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers burned down as a result of a wildfire in Southern California . He titled his next album Sycamore Meadows after the street the house was on. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee , with his wife and son. Walker is an ordained minister in the state of Ohio . At his concert September 7, 2016, at
11500-401: The melody, possibly due to their familiarity with chords resulting from their comping role. A source of melodic ideas for improvisation is transcribing improvised solos from recordings. This provides jazz guitarists with a source of "licks", melodic phrases and ideas they incorporate either intact or in variations, and is an established way of learning from the previous generations of players In
11625-510: The mid-19th century, and would influence early "parlor music". Through the later 19th century, Steel Strings began to appear, particularly by Martin Guitars , and by the 1880s the Piedmont Blues style was emerging in the rural south. The Piedmont guitar style would become a heavy influence on Ragtime music, which in turn would influence emerging blues styles in the early 20th century. Through
11750-448: The most prominent of these guitarists include Blind Blake , and Blind Willie McTell the latter playing with thumb and metal finger picks on a Twelve-string guitar to better replicate the sound of the piano . Piedmont and ragtime guitar styles also provided a foundation for early Country Music guitar styles with such musicians as Maybelle Carter , Sam McGee , Bayless Rose , Frank Hutchison heavily developing these styles. Through
11875-952: The re-recorded version of the song for Swift's second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version) . In 2022, Walker produced the song "August is Falling" by pop-punk band August is Falling, featuring on the EP The Simple Plan . Many of the songs that he co-wrote or produced have been hits for other artists, including SR-71 , Avril Lavigne , Sevendust , Injected , The Donnas , Hot Hot Heat , American Hi-Fi , Default , Gob , Midtown , Puffy AmiYumi , Pink , Katy Perry , Pete Yorn , Quietdrive , Green Day , Adam Lambert , Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 , Rayland Baxter , Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra , Train , The Wallflowers , Jewel , The All-American Rejects , The Academy Is... , The Cab , Saosin , Never Shout Never , Weezer , New Politics , Fall Out Boy , The Struts , Andrew McMahon in
12000-469: The record charts in more than 20 countries worldwide and becoming Pink's fourth number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. According to the IFPI, the song was the fourth best-selling digital single of 2013 with 9.9 million copies sold worldwide. The song won the Billboard Mid-Year Award for Favorite Hot 100 No. 1 Song, and garnered two nominations for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Song of
12125-664: The same month, it was announced that she had recorded a cover of " White Rabbit " for the movie Alice Through the Looking Glass , while in April it was revealed that she contributed the song " Just like Fire " to the soundtrack of the movie. In Australia, it topped the ARIA Charts . The following July, it was announced that Pink had written a song for French-Canadian singer Celine Dion called " Recovering " for inclusion on her upcoming English-language album. Pink provided guest vocals on country singer Kenny Chesney 's single " Setting
12250-441: The same time, The Delmore Brothers would pioneer flatpicking guitar through rapid-picking melodic solos which would greatly influence many future guitarists in bluegrass , early rock and roll , and country music . Robert Nighthawk became the first blues musician to record with an electric guitar and would greatly influence such greats as Muddy Waters and Elmore James . Through the 1940s Merle Travis would greatly develop
12375-425: The sense of natural breathing and legato phrasing used by horn players such as saxophone players. As well, a jazz guitarist's solo improvisations have to have a rhythmic drive and "timefeel" that creates a sense of " swing " and "groove". The most experienced jazz guitarists learn to play with different "timefeels" such as playing "ahead of the beat" or "behind the beat", to create or release tension. Another aspect of
12500-400: The shutdown, Pink and all other artists previously signed to the labels would release any future material through RCA Records . In February 2012, Pink confirmed that she was in the writing process for her next studio album, The Truth About Love . She was scheduled to perform at a fundraiser for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama that June, but had to cancel her performance after she
12625-564: The single " Never Gonna Not Dance Again ", which serves as the lead single from her album Trustfall . A day later, she inducted Dolly Parton into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Pink performed "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" at the American Music Awards on November 20 while on roller skates. On the same night, she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John with a performance of " Hopelessly Devoted to You ". Pink released her ninth studio album Trustfall on February 17, 2023. It debuted at number one in
12750-501: The song " Bennie and the Jets ", with Elton John himself and Logic . On April 17, 2018, People teased its 2018 "Most Beautiful" cover star by calling her "a performer, mother and role model whose honesty, humour, confidence and sheer star power make her one of the most beloved and fascinating entertainers on the planet." The next day the magazine revealed the cover, which features Pink with her two kids Willow and Jameson. The magazine issue
12875-583: The song "Open Happiness" debuted, a new business venture by Coca-Cola , written by Walker, and featuring Cee-Lo Green , Brendon Urie , Patrick Stump , Janelle Monáe and Travis McCoy . This song has a Cantonese cover version by Joey Yung on her new album, A Time For Us, and she is also filming advertisements for Coca-Cola in Chinese. In 2012, Walker produced the song " Everything Has Changed ", written and recorded by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran for Swift's fourth studio album, Red . In 2021, Walker produced
13000-488: The third best selling tour of 2013 with $ 147.9 million in ticket sales; falling only behind Bon Jovi and Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour . Also in Billboard's end of year charts, Pink was ranked the sixth top artist of 2013 and she scored her highest charting end-of-year song and album; with Just Give Me a Reason sitting at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and The Truth About Love placing at number 8 on
13125-421: The top 40 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 chart, although it was a hit in Europe and in Australia. It was later included on non-US editions of Pink's third album, Try This , which was released on November 11, 2003. Eight of the 13 tracks were co-written with Tim Armstrong of the band Rancid . Linda Perry was featured on the album as a writer and musician. Despite the album reaching the top ten on album charts in
13250-431: The track "Shine", released on Presley's second album Now What . Pink took a break to write the songs for her fourth album, I'm Not Dead , which she said she titled as such because "It's about being alive and feisty and not sitting down and shutting up even though people would like you to." Pink worked with producers Max Martin , Billy Mann , Christopher Rojas , Butch Walker , Lukasz Gottwald , and Josh Abraham on
13375-528: The track, "You're Crashing, but You're No Wave", and co-produced the track "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?" with singer Patrick Stump . He also made a brief cameo in the video for "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race". In 2012, Walker produced Fall Out Boy ’s fifth studio album Save Rock and Roll , which debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , earning the band’s second career number one. In 2010, Walker also helped to write and produce Panic! At The Disco ’s album, Vices & Virtues . Preceded by
13500-424: The video shoot for the first single will take place the following week. " What About Us ", the lead single from Pink's seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma , was released on August 10, 2017 and reached number one in Australia. The album was released on October 13, 2017, and became the third best-selling album of the year worldwide. On August 27, 2017, Pink received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at
13625-421: The way amplifying tubes distort when pushed to the limits of their amplification power. As the guitar signal's waveform reaches the amplifier's limits, amplification decreases—rounding off the top of the waveform. This amounts to compression of individual wave cycles, and is pleasing to the ear. High volume can induce audio feedback , which a guitarist can control to dramatically increase sustain. By holding
13750-550: The window until the cops were called. Throughout her career, Pink has received acclaim from critics for her powerful singing abilities. Pink is a contralto , whose voice has been described as "raspy", "husky", and "distinctive". NBC News music critic Maura Johnston said that, at times, "the sheer power of her alto" has been overshadowed by her skills as an aerialist . James Montgomery of MTV calls her "a deceptively good singer ... who can out-sing almost anyone". The Guardian called her voice "prodigious". Ann Powers of
13875-518: Was a child. At 14, she was convinced to audition to become a member of the all-female group Basic Instinct , and earned a spot in the lineup. Ultimately, the group disbanded without releasing any material. At 15, Pink and two other teenage girls, Sharon Flanagan and Chrissy Conway, formed the R&;B group Choice. A copy of their first song, "Key to My Heart", was sent to LaFace Records in Atlanta , Georgia, where L.A. Reid overheard it and arranged for
14000-537: Was certified Gold, selling over 35,000 units. On August 7, 2008, Pink's single " So What " was leaked online, and radio stations across Australia were quick to give it massive airplay. Less than six hours after the leak, "So What" was voted No. 1 on Nova 100 Melbourne and shot to No. 1 on the Today Network's national radio Hot30 Countdown. On August 22, Pink announced a new track, titled "Crystal Ball". On September 18, 2008, "So What" became her second number-one hit on
14125-591: Was chosen to sing the theme song for NBC Sunday Night Football , "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night", which is a take on " I Hate Myself for Loving You " by Joan Jett . She contributed a cover of Rufus's "Tell Me Something Good" to the soundtrack of the film Happy Feet , and lent her name to PlayStation to promote the PSP , a special pink edition of which was released. Pink collaborated with several other artists in 2006 and 2007, when she opened for Justin Timberlake on
14250-409: Was disbanded, Walker formed a new band with ex-SouthGang members Jayce Fincher and Mitch McLee ( a.k.a. Doug Mitchell), calling themselves "Floyd's Funk Revival" after Walker's birthplace, Floyd County, Georgia . Walker shared lead vocals in the band with Fincher's wife and Chrystina Lloree. They released one full-length album, Creamy . The album contained thirteen original tracks, with Lloree taking
14375-607: Was featured as a headlining artist on the MySpace-promoted Inaugural Hotel Cafe tour, supporting independent artists from the Los Angeles venue of the same name. In 2008, Walker released the live album Leavin' the Game on Luckie Street . He then collaborated with Michael Chislett of The Academy Is... and Darren Dodd of The Let's Go Out Tonites under the name 1969, releasing a full-length debut album titled Maya on April 1, 2008. His 4th album, Sycamore Meadows ,
14500-445: Was guitar-oriented, mainstream rock with mild funk influences and was a forerunner to the more basic guitar-oriented rock approach Walker took later with Marvelous 3. In 1997 Walker, Fincher, and McLee scaled back to a trio and adopted a power pop sound with Walker handling lead vocals. Calling themselves Marvelous 3 , they released the album Math and Other Problems in 1997. They followed this in 1999 with Hey! Album and had
14625-514: Was hospitalized and underwent the removal of her gallbladder . The Truth About Love was preceded with the release of its lead single, " Blow Me (One Last Kiss) ", in July. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number one in Australia and Hungary, and the top five in Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Released in September, The Truth About Love made its debut atop
14750-423: Was named the "beautiful issue". Similar covers had featured Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston . On October 23, 2018, Pink released her version of the song " A Million Dreams " from the upcoming " The Greatest Showman – Reimagined " album, a reworking of the soundtrack with contributions from various artists including Kelly Clarkson , Kesha , Jess Glynne and Missy Elliott . Pink's daughter, Willow Sage Hart
14875-453: Was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards . " Try " was released as the second single from The Truth About Love in October 2012 and became a worldwide top-ten hit, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 2013, Pink released the fourth single, " Just Give Me a Reason ", featuring guest vocals by Nate Ruess of Fun . It became the most successful single from The Truth About Love , topping
15000-434: Was one of the first guitarists to perform in a " shred " style, a technique later used in rock and heavy metal playing. Di Meola used alternate-picking to perform very rapid sequences of notes in his solos. When jazz guitar players improvise , they use the scales, modes, and arpeggios associated with the chords in a tune's chord progression. The approach to improvising has changed since the earliest eras of jazz guitar. During
15125-441: Was quoted about the deal saying "I am super-duper excited to continue onwards and upwards with RCA and my team there". It was announced in September 2014, that Pink and Dallas Green , lead singer of City and Colour , worked together on a collaborative album, under the band name You+Me . The album, titled Rose Ave. , was released on October 14, 2014. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on
15250-456: Was released on August 26, 2016, on Danger bird Records in the United States and on Lojinx in Europe. The album is once again self-produced by Walker, with the songs "Stay Gold", "East Coast Girl" and "Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe ) issued before the album's release. On March 27, 2020, Butch premiered the first promo track for his upcoming album named American Love Story , which was set to be released on May 8. This song, "Pretty Crazy",
15375-584: Was released on November 11, with the first single being "The Weight of Her". A music video was released for "Ships in a Bottle" featuring Walker walking on the grounds of his home on Sycamore Meadows Drive in Southern California after it was destroyed by the wildfires of November 2007 . Both Maya and Sycamore Meadows were released on a limited run of vinyl. Walker played a series of sold-out acoustic live shows beginning in fall 2009, accompanied at various times by Pink , actor Jeremy Piven , Jim Bianco ,
15500-777: Was released on social media and streaming services. On July 25, 2022, Butch released the music video for "Holy Water Hangover" off his upcoming tenth studio album Butch Walker as...Glenn which was out in August 26 of the same year. Butch Walker has been called "one of America's best singer-songwriters" by Rolling Stone . He has penned choruses for artists ranging from Frank Turner to Fall Out Boy . He has produced and composed multiple Pink records and songs including "Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)" from I'm Not Dead , "Bad Influence" from Funhouse , and "Heartbreak Down" from Greatest Hits... So Far!!! In 2019 he co-produced Green Day 's Father of All Motherfuckers , which debuted at number four on
15625-419: Was so inspiring by singing blues music when it wasn't culturally acceptable for white women, and she wore her heart on her sleeve. She was so witty and charming and intelligent, but she also battled an ugly-duckling syndrome. I would love to play her in a movie." In a tribute performance on her Try This Tour , Pink called Joplin "a woman who inspired me when everyone else ... didn't!" As a child, Pink admired
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