Quotes about Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey was the first singer I ever listened to.

When I was a little bitty kid, I was listening to the stuff my parents were listening to. My mom was a huge Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige fan. My dad had a cover band that I sang with, and he loved Parliament, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton, the blues, James Brown.

I’m not a singer, so I reproduce a little bit what I see on television and what I listen to on the radio. I don’t have self-control, really, so I didn’t want to sing like Mariah Carey.

I found my own voice slowly. I don’t do big tricks like Mariah Carey, so I’ve found this weird way of singing that works for me.

Anyone who‘s married to Mariah Carey – I’m pretty sure – doesn’t have a great sense of humor. I mean, let’s be honest: she‘s ridiculous. What is her game plan?

I’ve been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for ‘From Here To Eternity.’ David Bowie in ‘Man Who Fell to Earth,’ Kris Kristofferson’s been great in a bunch of films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I thought was great in ‘Precious.’

All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.

I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She’s a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur.

I’ve been singing love songs since I was a toddler, I was singing Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and even Alicia Keys song, that helped my writing so much.

I am a total coffee snob and bore. If anyone makes the mistake of offering me ‘a coffee’ they tend to regret it – I’m worse than Mariah Carey, and the hot milk rider is completely non-negotiable.

I was doing gigs at 16, belting out all the big ballads like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

I’m a big perfectionist! I’m trying to channel super-confident women like Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Beyonce, because I realized that if you want something, you really have to go for it, just like they do.

I like works by Bryan Adams and Mariah Carey, among others.

My dad would always play Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Anita Baker, so I fell in love with them. I would try to make my voice sound like theirs.

Some people say I’ve got a five-octave range, which is ridiculous. That would mean I’d sing like Mariah Carey or that alien in ‘The Fifth Element.’ And I’m nothing like that blue alien. I’ve got a range of about 3 1/2 octaves.

I love me some Mariah Carey. I grew up on that because of my mother.

It’s always been my dream to look like Mariah Carey in my photos with a microphone. I don’t know how she does it. When she sings, she looks perfect.

I didn’t grow up with a musical family. My mom had a lot of CDs in the house, particularly Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, ABBA, all the sort of like diva icons. She’s Swedish, so she loves pop music.

My first concert was Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey.

I’m a huge closet Mariah Carey fan – she’s got one of the best voices probably ever.

I can sing as low as Toni Braxton and as high as Mariah Carey.

I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That’s the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

I’ve always been interested in Mariah Carey, Beyonce, and Leona Lewis.

It’s always annoying to me when I see Nick Cannon on a press appearance and everyone‘s asking about Mariah Carey. Give this guy a break. How many years and how many ways does he have to answer the stupid question.

In Malaysia, we have a lot of divas, like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey singers. And they were all so so talented, just very talented. For example, there’s this one jazz singer, her name is Sheila Majid, and I was always singing her songs.

I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.

I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.

At primary school, me and my best friend used to do D.I.Y. assemblies, and we’d do it as many times as we could until we got banned! We used to sing ‘Hero‘ by Mariah Carey; it was, like, my favourite song; we were obsessed with it. We’d do it as a duet, and it’s the first I remember performing.

When Ariana Grande was starting out, everyone was like, ‘You’re just like Mariah Carey!’ She inspires me so much because she just kept going and made her own name, and no one even says that anymore.

For me, my favorite Mariah Carey songs were never the singles, ever. My favorite Mariah song of all time is ‘Sent From Up Above‘ from her first album, or ‘Vanishing,’ songs no one talks about.

Nobody has done Mariah Carey whistle-tone notes in country music that I’ve heard of, and if you’re capable of doing it, you might as well add it in.

I grew up listening to such strong female solo artists. I love Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears.

I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that’s what I grew up singing.

People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I’m doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.

Not that I sound anything like her, but I grew up singing like Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion was definitely my favourite artist when I was 12.