British singer, producer and songwriter PinkPantheress sat down with Jake Shane for the cyclone episode of his viral podcast Therapuss, the place she mentioned every little thing from her inventive course of and web beginnings to her OCD and the evolution of her sound.
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Within the hourlong episode, PinkPantheress—born Victoria Walker—spoke candidly about her earliest days making music, revealing that her now-iconic stage title got here from a random recreation present second. “I used to be making a TikTok account,” she defined.
“I used to be watching a recreation present referred to as The Chase and the reply to one of many questions was Pantheress… I wished to name myself that, however then it was taken. So I believe pink in entrance of it. Just like the film.”
She additionally opened up concerning the manufacturing inspirations behind her “Tonight” music video, citing Jamiroquai’s “King for a Day” and Madonna’s 1989 Vogue efficiency, and broke down the style confusion surrounding her sound. “Lots of people describe [my] music as hyperpop,” she mentioned. “However the style known as drum and bass… or jungle… That’s what People name hyperpop as a result of it’s very sped up. It’s not that. However who makes the foundations? Nobody makes the foundations.”
Relating her OCD, PinkPantheress defined, “I don’t essentially have lots of the fears that you just may need about sure issues… I do have this factor the place as soon as I’ve a thought it loops, loops, loops for a month and it’ll by no means cease.” She added, “If I don’t think about myself a sure commonplace at what I’m doing, I don’t see the purpose doing it… That’s one thing birthed from my OCD, by not being glad by something lower than excellent.”
Elsewhere within the episode, the artist shared tales about producing her Barbie soundtrack standout “Angel” alongside Charlie Puth (“He’s sort of like AI in an individual musically”), her micro part of maladaptive daydreaming (“I might act like I had a boyfriend round the home”), and her evolving relationship with reside efficiency.
Pink additionally defined her shift from anonymity to exhibiting her face publicly. “I actually did the entire, once I did the ‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2’ video, that was when it was actually ‘That is her.’”
She’s now embracing the highlight extra absolutely. On June 16, Pink revealed that she’d be embarking on a residency-style North American tour titled An Evening With PinkPantheress.
The 9 North American dates will see the singer come to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and extra cities for the primary time, marking her first headlining U.S. reveals since 2024’s Able to Love ’24 Tour.
Watch the total episode of Therapuss on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.