{"id":160266,"date":"2025-05-21T21:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/21\/pinkpantheress-responds-to-critics-says-she-doesnt-do-music-to-perform\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:08:43","slug":"pinkpantheress-responds-to-critics-says-she-doesnt-do-music-to-perform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/21\/pinkpantheress-responds-to-critics-says-she-doesnt-do-music-to-perform\/","title":{"rendered":"PinkPantheress Responds to Critics &amp; Says She \u2018Doesn\u2019t Do Music to\u00a0Perform\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/pinkpantheress\/\">PinkPantheress<\/a> delivered her acclaimed nine-track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/pantheress-fancy-that-mixtape-1235967295\/\"><em>Fancy That <\/em>mixtape<\/a> this month, and fans are hoping she\u2019ll get back on the road soon to tour around the new project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPink has been critiqued as a performer in the past, and she sat down with <em>Capital Buzz<\/em> where she agreed that the criticism has been \u201cfair\u201d and that she doesn\u2019t make music for the stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/pantheress-fancy-that-mixtape-1235967295\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pinkpantheress-adidas-arena-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pinkpantheress-adidas-arena-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"PinkPantheress at the Coperni Fall RTW 2025 fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week held at Adidas Arena on March 9, 2025 in Paris, France.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPinkPantheress Drops \u2018Fancy That\u2019: Stream It\u00a0Now\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t05\/09\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t do music to perform, I think is the thing, and that\u2019s perfectly fine,\u201d she said around the 23:55 mark of the interview. \u201cI think that people are probably used to and also expect a singer to be able to perform well. And I don\u2019t blame anyone for thinking that. I\u2019m not the best performer. Again, it\u2019s one of those things where I\u2019m like \u2018I\u2019m going to get better.&rsquo;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPinkPantheress continued: \u201cBut the thing is, no amount of rehearsals can make a difference when you\u2019re in front of like 10,000, 50,000, 100,000. No amount of rehearsal you can do, and as somebody that has got very bad stage fright\u2026 I think one of the things people say is like, \u2018Oh, I think her performances are a hindrance to her career.\u2019 And I do think there is a level of if you want to make it as like a big, big pop-diva.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PinkPantheress Breaks Down Every Song On 'Fancy That' | Making The Album\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cu9Vvo2RaCk?start=1436&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe British artist is at peace in more intimate settings and doesn\u2019t think the performance aspect is a hindrance to her blossoming career. Pink also caught up with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that-mixtape-olivia-rodrigo-1235969849\/\">Billboard <\/a><\/em>earlier in May, which saw her reveal that touring with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/olivia-rodrigo\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> made her learn that she\u2019s \u201cnot an arena artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWatching her and how she combats an arena and how she actually does the arena made me realize, \u2018Wow, some people are arena artists and some people are not.\u2019 I\u2019m not an arena artist,\u201d she admitted. \u201cThat\u2019s something I learned about myself. What I learned from her is there are ways you can approach an arena and interact with people in the up theres or the far backs. She did that and is amazing at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPinkPantheress added: \u201cWhat happened when I watched her was, I saw my own failing and my own incapabilities, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019m not an arena artist.\u2019 That\u2019s not for a lack of trying. It just made me realize there are some things in life as an artist you\u2019re told you should try one day \u2014 but for me, I think I\u2019m one of those artists where I\u2019m comfortable is where I always strive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 24-year-old opened for Rodrigo for six or seven shows before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/pinkpantheress-cancels-2024-tour-dates-1235745133\/\">leaving the tour for personal reasons<\/a> related to her health in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/pantheress-fancy-that-mixtape-1235967295\/\"> <em>Fancy That<\/em>,<\/a> Pink heavily tapped into the drum and bass genre and pulled on inspiration from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/basement-jaxx\">Basement Jaxx<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/calvin-harris\">Calvin Harris<\/a> to complete the cohesive work, which she thinks is her sonic magnum opus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStream the mixtape below. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Fancy That\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3o81FH5FTYVtoBQOZr3T7y?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/pinkpantheress-doesnt-make-music-perform-critics-1235978249\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PinkPantheress delivered her acclaimed nine-track Fancy That mixtape this month, and fans are hoping she\u2019ll get back on the road soon to tour around the new project. Pink has been critiqued as a performer in the past, and she sat down with Capital Buzz where she agreed that the criticism has been \u201cfair\u201d and that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}