Pink Has Some Pretty Badass Tattoos, but the Stories Behind Them Are Even Better
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Pink has a ton of tattoos — 17, if we're counting. From tributes to her late dogs to matching designs with her loved ones, the 39-year-old singer always seems to have a new idea for a tattoo. Even though Pink got her first ink at the young age of 12 (what a badass!), she can still "explain every single one of them and have a good laugh." However, if she could start over, she'd just do "one big back piece and have a clean [front]" since she's "into balance." Well, I guess it's too late for that now. Ahead, take a look at all of Pink's tattoos and the special meanings behind them.
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Kanji
These Japanese letters were one of Pink's first tattoos. "One is my very first one when I was 12. My mom didn't know; she freaked out; she was always freaking out," she explained. "It says, 'Good luck and happiness.' Then my mom and I got matching ones — her first, when she was 55! Mine says 'Mother.' Then there's 'Strength' and 'The will to live.'"
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Bulldog and Bible Verse
On Pink's left arm is a picture of her late dog, Elvis. "This was Elvis, a bulldog," she previously explained to the UK's The Independent. "Next to him is a bible verse: 'A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, a time to dance, sleep in peace my darling, I release you' — he drowned in my pool. I wasn't there. He was being babysat."
Guardian Angel and Shooting Star
Pink has a design of a guardian angel chasing a shooting star on her shoulder. She got the ink when she was 15, and says the star is a representation of herself.
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"What Goes Around Comes Around"
Pink's favorite tattoo is the quote inked on her inner right wrist. In an interview with W Magazine back in 2017, she revealed the meaning of it, saying, "If you're really nice to people, they'll be nice to you back. That's the hope, right?" Pink got the ink when she was 17.
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Barcode
Located on the back of her neck is a barcode. "[It] was my Missundaztood present," she previously revealed, referring to her second studio album.
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"Tru Luv"
Pink and her husband, Carey Hart, got matching "Tru Luv" tattoos on their second date back in 2001.
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Sir Corky Moore 89-03
The singer has a tribute to her late dog on her left arm. "He was my childhood dog, West Highland terrier," Pink told The Independent in 2012.
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Frog
"I have a frog on my foot 'cause I Iove frogs," she explained.
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Help Button
"I have a button on my right arm that I got with my friend Butch," Pink told The Independent in 2012. "We got done early in the studio that night. We had been drinking. Obviously."
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Dog Tags
The dog tags around Pink's right ankle are tributes to her dad, Jim Moore, and her brother, Jason. Pink's father previously served in Vietnam, while her brother is a trainer with the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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Dragon
The mother of two has a dragon on her leg for good luck. "[It] was a seven-hour piece, and I think dragons are good luck. And it looks hot," she previously said.
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Razor Blade
The singer has a razor blade inked on the inside of her wrist next to the word "insecurity," which "means to me that insecurity will kill you."
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Bows
Pink previously joked that she has two bows on the back of her thighs because she's "a really talented stripper." LOL!
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