Pink invites homeless kids to her Australian tour

Pop singer Pink recently showed off her generous side when she invited homeless kids to her concert and talked to them backstage.

During the 10th show in Sydney as part of her a long 58-date Australian tour, the singer invited students from Surry Hills'' independent high Key College school which caters for Sydney''s homeless and shared her experience with them.

"That was me. I wish I had something like that when I was a kid. I was kicked out of my house when I was 15. I was on drugs, the whole nine. I could have used a school like that," The Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.

The pop star who wishes she inspires the kids had lots of fun too.

She said: "The kids are so tough and cool and it''s fun, I just hope they have a good time, maybe them seeing the show is a little kick in the a*** to show they can do whatever they want ''cos I was that kid."

Apparently, one student, Simon, 16 said that the pop star was the reason he was alive.

He said: "Pink was pretty much my salvation when I was growing up," singer. She gave me a way to escape all the problems that were happening around me. Her music gave me a way of building myself up. Pink''s music made me feel stronger inside," Simon said.

He had also dyed his hair pink and painted his fingernails to meet his idol.

The singer who had come to know about the school through The Sunday Telegraph''s Sunday magazine in May could relate herself to the children.

She explained: "That''s the stuff that hits you, that is where I was at. That is how I felt about Linda Perry and Janis Joplin, so here we are."

The school opened in 1996 with the initiative of Youth Off The Streets founder Father Chris Riley.