Mariah Carey, not materially motivated
She may enjoy the occasional traipse down Rodeo Drive to pick up diamond-encrusted accessories for her Jack Russell Terrier, but Mariah Carey reassures us that it’s still all about the music (and the tight mini skirts) rather than the money:
Mariah Carey has hit out at critics who accuse her of making music solely to enjoy the perks of fame – insisting she’s far more focused on releasing good tunes than banking multi-millions. The Hero hitmaker takes offence at suggestions she only makes records to fund her pampered lifestyle and is adamant she is not interested in the fame that comes with working in the music industry.
And Carey, 37, insists she is still as committed to her work now as she was at the beginning of her career.
She says, “I never really felt famous. I don’t do it just because I want to make money or I want to be famous. I need to make music.
“If I didn’t have this, I don’t know where I would be”.
Let’s take a stab at this. Without her artistic core, odds are she’d probably be (a) still married to Tommy Mottola, having provided a fertile vessel for his spawn, (b) standing on a heavily soiled red carpet in Times Square, and worst of all, (c) forced to wear something that requires the words “shiny” and “long-crotched” to describe it.