May 29, 2009 12:00am
IT takes a lot to silence outspoken rock star Pink. But a visit to sick fans at the Royal Children's Hospital yesterday left the chart-topper subdued.
"I am very rarely speechless, but that was one of those moments," Pink said yesterday. "The kids are so sweet and so strong."
The star and her husband, Carey Hart, were having a day off from her 14-week Funhouse tour.
"It's a nice thing to do but it's really hard, really intense," Pink said.
"It's a totally humbling experience. I was a really sick kid, I grew up in the hospital, but not for the same reasons as these kids."
Pink scheduled the visit after postponing it last tour.
"My mum and my stepmum are both nurses. I've gone to a bunch of different places. I went to a hospital in Sydney last time but I didn't get to Melbourne. I love walking into the room and seeing the outspoken kid, the crazy one. I hope the kids enjoy it, too."
Pink, who donated $250,000 to the Victorian bushfire appeal, specially visited a child affected by the fires who wished to remain anonymous.
She stayed to meet children and staff for an hour after photographers left.
"The camera thing freaks me out, that part's never my idea," she said. "If the kids are happy to see themselves in the paper that's all good. I like that they get to show off to their brothers and sisters who aren't there."
Pink appears tomorrow and Sunday at Rod Laver Arena.
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,25553665-2862,00.html
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