Pop icon Pink reveals near-death experience from overdose at 16

Pop sensation Pink recently revealed some harrowing details of her teenage years and her tumultuous journey to stardom in an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes. The "Turbulence" singer opened up about her turbulent past, admitting she was once "off the rails" and even involved in drugs.

"I was a punk. I had a mouth. I had a chip on my shoulder. Basically, I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things, hated each other. And then I got into drugs. I was selling drugs. And then I was kicked out of the house. I dropped out of high school. I was off the rails," Pink said.

The "Turbulence" singer recalled a near-death incident that occurred when she was 16 and how it served as a wake-up call.


"Thanksgiving of 1995 I was at a rave, and I overdosed. I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things. And then I was out. Done. Too much."

The musician, who shares daughter Willow, 12, and son Jameson, 6, with husband Carey Hart, said a lot has changed for her since she started out her music career in 2000.

"My dressing room used to be like whiskey and cigarettes. Then it was ball pits and stuffed animals," Pink said.