Pop tunesmith is only one of Perry’s many careers. But maybe that’s why it makes me interesting.” It’s super funny that I got into this whole pop world, because it’s not where I live. “I don’t even know how I got in there, because my true self is dark rock & roll. No one is more surprised than Linda Perry when one of the hit pop songs she’s written, whether it’s Pink’s “Get the Party Started” or Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” roars out of a radio or in a club.