What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?

Subject: RE: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: SeanM
Date: 02 Aug 01 - 12:53 AM

Eh, from all I've seen and heard about her, it's kharmic wheel time. She clawed her way to the top, using sex as the least of the ways to do it, and now she faces that wonderful feeling of "Am I over? Did I get in front of a marketing machine without the talent to do more than be a flash in the pan?"

Hate to sound crude, but Bix Biederbeck she ain't. Time to take some prozac, get a clue, and get a profession she's qualified for that won't result in 'incidental cuts'.

M

Subject: RE: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Aug 01 - 11:10 PM

Well, they are human just like the rest of us and I wouldn't want that kind of pressure on me, esp. to judge myself by sales of records/cds. It seems sad that some can be so driven that it comes to this, instead of them making a pile of money on the first few, then going on to something else, or just taking it easy. A life of such imbalance is bound to exact extreme costs. I hope she will be okay, even though I don't like her music.

kat

Subject: RE: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: M.Ted
Date: 01 Aug 01 - 05:59 PM

Hey, guys, always post the text, and not just a link,if you are going to start a thread discussing it--the links to newspapers and wire services die in one to two weeks, then they are archived, and then you can't read unless you pay!! Here is the AP article--

I must be honest and say that I have never been able to tell one Mariah Carey song from another, but perhaps here fans are more discerning than I am--as to the story, My first thought was that it was a publicity stunt to boost flagging record sales, but people don't usually slash themselves with broken crockery as a publicity stunt. And the spokesman is trying to downplay the idea that it was a suicide attempt--when they "downplay". it usually means something bad happened--

Carey Under 'Psychiatric Care'

Updated: Wed, Aug 01 1:20 PM EDT

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Mariah Carey is under psychiatric care following last week's hospitalization, which her publicist now says was the result of an "emotional and physical breakdown."

The 31-year-old singer, who has canceled all public appearances, including her headlining appearance at Wednesday night's MTV 20th birthday party, checked herself into an undisclosed hospital last week. At the time, her spokeswoman Cindi Berger said Carey was suffering from "extreme exhaustion."

But on Wednesday, Berger told The Associated Press: "She has suffered an emotional and physical breakdown ... she is under psychiatric care."

Berger denied tabloid reports that Carey tried to commit suicide. She said that just before the breakdown, Carey suffered cuts to her body, but the injuries were unintentional.

"She did break some dishes and glasses, and she may have stepped on them," Berger said.

Carey's breakdown comes at perhaps the most critical point in her 11-year career. The singer signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records in April after leaving Columbia Records, where she got her start.

She'll star in a movie for the first time when "Glitter," about an aspiring pop star, opens later this month. She also performed the songs for the movie soundtrack, "Glitter."

But it's doubtful Carey will be able to promote either project. Berger could not say when Carey might be released.

"I'm taking it one day at a time, but right now she is resting and improving," said Berger.

Just before her hospitalization, Carey left two despondent messages on her official Web site, complaining of being overworked and getting too little attention from her new record label. She said she wanted to close her management company and take a break, but Berger said nothing has changed and her management remains the same.

Last month, Carey made a surreal impromptu appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live," dressed in little more than a lavender T-shirt and pushing an ice cream cart filled with popsicles for the teen audience. She also made a publicity appearance at a Long Island mall, where her publicist took a microphone away from her to prevent her from speaking.

Carey, who is divorced from Sony Music chief Tommy Mottola, had been dating Latin singer Luis Miguel. Berger said Miguel had not visited Carey in the hospital, but has called her manager to express concern. She said the two had not "officially broken up."

Carey has sold tens of millions of albums and has numerous No. 1 hits, including "Fantasy," "Dream Lover," and "Always Be My Baby."

Her current single, "Loverboy," had been languishing on the charts because of poor radio airplay. Once Virgin dropped the price to 49 cents, it leaped to the No. 2 position on this week's Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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On the Net:

http://www.mariahcarey.com

Subject: RE: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Aug 01 - 05:48 PM

Poor girl. I should have such stress.. I'll swap with her for a week if she wants....

LTS

Subject: RE: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: Peter T.
Date: 01 Aug 01 - 02:26 PM

She needs Cosmo Tepperman! He made it work for Condolezza Schwartz, he can help Mariah.
yours, Peter T.

Subject: What is wrong with poor Mariah Carey?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 01 Aug 01 - 02:14 PM

Per this article in today's post, she's losing it - is it just the pressure of being a star?