Singer Pink says drug overdose at 16 nearly killed her


By AGENCY

Pink has opened up about suffering a near-fatal drug overdose when she was a teenager. Photo: AFP

Pink is getting candid about suffering a near-fatal drug overdose when she was a teenager, just before landing a record deal.

The Raise Your Glass hitmaker sat down with 60 Minutes for an interview that aired Sunday (Oct 22) evening, in which she said she was an open book and that no question was off the table. The 44-year-old singer, born Alecia Beth Moore, then revisited a fateful Thanksgiving nearly three decades ago.

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