I never liked Breakdown. I know all fans rave about it, but I don't use it at all, although it does sound like a late 90's hit, so it should have been one
Mariah Carey - The Interview
Dolly magazine - 1997
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So, what's the meaning behind Butterfly, the title of your latest album?
It's about having the strenght within yourself to let something go. It could be a part of yourself or another person.
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You seem more hardcore on this album
It's definitely more urban but it's still me. I cut with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and I also cut with the Trackmasters. I have always loved urban music. I think it started with Fantasy, which was the first time I worked with Puffy (that's Puff Daddy, readers!) before he was a big-time artist. It seems like a natural progression - there's still the ballads and Butterfly is the best one I've ever written.
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What were you like at school?
I went through a lot of different stages. I moved around a lot, so I distanced myself from the other kids, but then I was a bad kid from Seventh Grade onwards. I was a tough girl - I used to slam people into lockers. I wasn't really bad, I was just acting tough - it was all just a facade.
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Do you think you'll ever become an actress?
I've been studying. I acted when I was a little girl up to 12 - I was in different theatre productions. I have a project that's being written for me right now. It has to do with music - I think, for my first role, it's appropriate, and I might do other things before that. But studying acting has been a great creative outlet for me and has really helped me through the last couple of months.
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How careful do you have to be with your voice?
I have to have at least two days off between shows without speaking. I need a complete vocal rest because the shows are so demanding.
What can we expect from your live show?
I'm not like the big touring acts, which are based more on the whole visual aspect. My show will be great visually but people want to hear me sound like the record, and for that I have to have complete vocal clarity, which is not easy - especially for me ‘cos I had to write all these songs that are up in the freakin' stratosphere! I'm hoping to have Trey Lorenz - who has a single on the Men In Black soundtrack - on tour with me.
What special thing do you do before going onstage?
I drink a lot of tea and honey. I sing and I warm up in the dressing room, and I do my other little private things.
What's the funniest rumour you've read about yourself?
There are so many - that I am an unapproachable diva who has 50 million bodyguards around her constantly. As you can see, that's not me.
Honey (Def Club Mix)
Close My Eyes
Honey (So So Def Radio Mix)
No but I suppose the other two would have to be The Beautiful Ones and Fourth Of July. Adore them to death though. Butterfly is just free of weak spots.
I would love a Fly Away/Meteorite mashup at #Mariah1s.
I was just wondering during my lunch break why she stopped doing those reprises and how awesome it would be for her to start doing it again...and I forgot how awful the Rainbow one was....
Although Memoirs technically had 3...but they're not really in the same vein
I was just wondering during my lunch break why she stopped doing those reprises and how awesome it would be for her to start doing it again...and I forgot how awful the Rainbow one was....
Although Memoirs technically had 3...but they're not really in the same vein
from Tommy really made her shine
